This paper was undertaken collaboratively between Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG), (Consumer Action Law Centre (CALC), Council on the Ageing (COTA) and Residents of Retirement Villages Victoria (RRVV). It is in response to a request from the advisor for the Minister of Consumer Affairs Victoria to provide an overview of the retirement housing sector in Victoria.
Letter by Jeff Fiedler, Housing for the Aged Action Group,Older people do not have the option of getting a "well paid job", with some paying up to 80 per cent of their age pension in the private rental market...
With both his planned guests cancelling, HAAG worker Shane is left to rant for half an hour about the lack of public housing and disgusting conduct of private landlords in Victoria.
The state government is warning retirees to seek advice before buying into retirement villages to avoid being thousands of dollars out of pocket. Daisy Ellery and Helen Vallack, members of Housing for the Age Action Group appear in a video produced by Consumer Affairs Victoria...
Consumer Affairs Victoria referred Mary (77) to Home at Last as she was having trouble with her current tenancy and would also need to assistance to find more suitable housing.
Tuesday 5th May 2015. Funding for innovation sets the stage for future investment in ending homelessness.
The Andrews’ Government released its first Budget with a range of social spending and a particular focus on child and family services. The centrepiece of the housing and homelessness funding was $40 million over four years to continue seven Innovation Action Projects (IAP)...
Last week HAAG launched it's new film Feels Like Home, in which five of our members tell their own stories. For this weeks show, we hear excerpts from the film as Bruno and Joan talk about what it was like to experience the risk of homelessness in private rental, and how finding secure, affordable housing changed their lives. We also hear from the film's director, Toni Bentley from Bentwheel Productions. Plus, good news on HAAG's funding and of course the Bad Landlord of the Month for April.
"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."