Submissions
HAAG makes submissions to local, state and federal Governments, sharing the voices and lived experience of our members and advocating for progress towards safe, secure and affordable housing for older people.
East Gippsland Social and Affordable housing submission
East Gippsland Social and Affordable housing submission …Posted in: Community Housing, Campaigns, Victoria
HAAG’s position on plans to demolish 44 Public Housing Towers
Public housing is an appropriate housing option for older people, as rents are capped at 25% of income, and it provides security of tenure. In September 2023, the Victorian Government announced plans to “retire and redevelop” the public housing towers over the coming decades. …Posted in: Reports, Public Housing, Campaigns, Victoria
Submission to NSW Residential Tenancies Amendment (Prohibiting No Grounds Evictions) Bill 2024
Currently, the private rental sector does not provide security of tenure, affordability or accessibility for older low-income households. For renting in retirement to be as secure as home ownership, it requires proper regulation and legislative reform to enable older people to age in place, in the communities that they are familiar with and close to their social networks. Read our submission here …Posted in: Campaigns, New South Wales
Submission to Implementation of Aged Care Royal Commission Recommendations
Housing and care are inextricably intertwined and should be seen as two parts of a holistic framework that needs to be put in place to support our elders to age in place and prevent premature admission into a residential facility. Therefore, Federal Government should fund additional, tailored specialist housing support services for older people by increasing funding and geographical availability of services such as Care finder. It is also critical to ensure that the focus of Care finder service remains on assisting people at risk of homelessness with care and housing.
Read the submission …Posted in: Campaigns, Care Finder, Federal Campaigns
Submission to the Inquiry into the Property Developers Bill
HAAG supports the intention of the ACT Property Developers Bill, the consultative approach so far, and endorses the submission from CFMEU to this inquiry. As an organisation representing older people, including older renters, older people in retirement villages, residential parks and experiencing other housing challenges, we support measures to ensure older people’s rights are protected and they are empowered to exercise those rights. This Bill provides a vital opportunity to strengthen the protections for owner-occupiers as well as tenants. These protections should also be applicable universally to all types of property developments.
Read our short submission …Posted in: Australian Capital Territory, Campaigns
Submission regarding the Aged Care Bill
HAAG welcomes the provision in the Aged Care Bill Exposure Draft that the aged care system offers accessible, culturally appropriate, trauma-aware and healing-informed funded services. We recommend that protections for diverse population be strengthened, that housing be recognised as a human right, and to fund specialist housing support services through the Care Finder program.
Read the submission here …Posted in: Campaigns, Care Finder
Victoria Pre-budget Submission 2024-2025
HAAG calls on the governement to respond to older people’s specific needs by expanding the Home at Last service to be a state-wide service, increasing funding for tenancy advice for older people, increasing funding for early intervention and prevention, and funding the delivery of a service to assist older women to access a broader range of housing options including co-operative housing.
We also need to address the housin building 60,000 public and community housing dwellings, Increase overall funding for Housing First responses, increase funding to revitalise the Independent Living Units (ILU) Sector, legislate a definition of ‘affordable housing’ , …
Improving NSW rental laws Consultation Paper
The NSW Ageing on the Edge Forum is a coalition of about 150 organisational supporters and members. The members of the Forum are advocates for change, including older people with lived experience of homelessness, service providers, peak advocacy bodies and private sector organisations, working together to address housing and homelessness related issues of older people. Ageing on the Edge Coalition endorses the submissions and the recommendations of Shelter NSW and COTA NSW to this consultation paper. Read the Submission …Posted in: Renter's rights, Campaigns, New South Wales
Federal Pre-Budget Submission 2024-25
HAAG welcomes the opportunity to provide input into the Treasury through the pre-budget submission process. This submission is based on our experience delivering housing and related support services to older people, research and lived experiences of older people experiencing housing stress or homelessness in Australia. Read the Submission …Posted in: Campaigns, Federal Campaigns
Submission to the National Housing and Homelessness Plan
The National Housing and Homelessness plan is an opportunity to inform decision makers about the situation for older people who can’t afford rent, and put pressure on them to implement real solutions to the issues we face. HAAG made this comprehensive submission with recommendations covering homelessness, homelessness services, housing costs, home ownership, rental, planning, zoning and development, climate change and housing security. Read the submission …Posted in: Campaigns
Submission to the new Aged Care Act
HAAG’s recommends that the new Act recognise diversity characteristics and the impact of housing and homelessness on Aged Care Service Provision. There should be better collaboration and coordination between governments and departments, and funding for additional, tailored specialist housing support services for older people. Read our submission …Posted in: Campaigns
Submission to the Inquiry into the worsening rental crisis in Australia
Our submission to the Federal Inquiry into the worsening rental crisis in Australia recommends to develop a consultative framework and national plan for rental reform, build 26,000 public and community homes per year across the country, fund a range of housing options including affordable housing, regulate short-stay accommodation, increase funding to services that are designed to support older people to navigate the housing system, increase income support payments, ensure social and affordable housing stock to be adaptable to climate change and embed universal housing design principles, implement measures to incrementally remove Capital Gains Tax and Negative Gearing, and incorporate and incentivise …Posted in: Campaigns