Homelessness and older Australians: scoping the issues

This report is written in the context of the Australian Government’s long-term goals of halving overall homelessness and offering supported accommodation to all rough sleepers who need assistance by 2020. It focuses on the implications of these goals for one specific demographic group, older Australians. It examines the nature and extent of homelessness in Australia’s older population and considers the policy, practice and research responses that are required for this population group if the Australian Government’s long-term goals are to be achieved.