The Ageing on the Edge project has been working with Council in the Ageing WA and a reference group of key WA agencies and individuals to produce a report on the rapidly growing housing problems facing many older people in WA.  The report, "One Rent Increase from Disaster", was released in August 2019. As well as highlighting the issues, the report also identifies solutions to address the vital housing and service responses needed to help older people in WA who are struggling in poverty, hardship and at constant risk of homelessness.

The WA Government is currently developing affordable housing and homelessness strategies. We strongly urge the government to incorporate the key recommendations in this report into these strategies. The Federal Government must also support the WA Government in these initiatives as it has a central role in the funding and provision of affordable housing and responses to homelessness.

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Things Will Be Different screening Perth

18 May 2024

Things Will Be Different is a documentary film exploring two neighbours’ experiences of displacement as they are forced to relocate from their Public Housing estate when it was sold for private redevelopment. The film explores the impact of losing one’s home and the important role public housing plays in our communities.

NASH News VI

NASH's summer newsletter with a focus on older renters in Western Australia

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"One Rent Increase from Disaster" - Older renters living on the edge in Western Australia

The Ageing on the Edge Project reports on the situation facing older renters in Western Australia, and what can be done about it.

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"One Rent Increase from Disaster" - Report Release, Western Australia

15 Aug 2019

On Thursday 15 August 2019 the national Ageing on the Edge Older Persons Homelessness Prevention Project is releasing its summary report on the housing crisis facing a growing number of older people in Western Australia.

Produced in collaboration with Council on the Ageing WA and a Reference Group of key WA agencies and individuals, the report highlights the rapidly growing problems facing many older people in WA. The report also identifies solutions to address the vital housing and service responses needed to help older people in WA who are struggling in poverty, hardship and at constant risk of homelessness.

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