"Missing Middle" Consultation on Ten Year Affordable housing strategy

25 Mar 2021

We are holding a series of consultations with members and supporters to inform our submission to the Victorian Government's Ten Year Affordable Housing Strategy

 

Save Public Housing - Big Housing Build announcement

24 Feb 2021
Fiona and Shane talk to David Kelly from RMIT's Centre for Urban Research  about what the Victorian Government's so-called "Big Housing Build" means for the future of public housing.
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Community Engagement Worker

Submitted by Ruben on

We are seeking a versatile and experienced community development professional to support the effective delivery of HAAG’s community engagement work, including implementation of the Wicking Ageing on the Edge Older Persons’ Homelessness Prevention Project. You will be assisting our Prevention and Early Intervention workers and supplementing their efforts on both project-related and ongoing HAAG community engagement. This is a short-term position within our growing organisation.

Parity - The System is Failing Older Women: We Need Specialist Services

Most older women experiencing homelessness have not been homeless before and have experienced ‘conventional’ housing histories throughout their life. This means they often
do not identify as being homeless or know where to turn for help. For this reason, the cohort of older women at risk of homelessness is often described as ‘invisible’.

HAAG, in partnership with Debbie Faulkner of the University of Adelaide (and now University of South Australia), has documented the homelessness trends of
older people in all states and territories over the last five years.

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Parity - More Older Women Are Experiencing Homelessness Than Ever Before: I Was One of Them

National Alliance of Seniors for Housing, and Older Women Lost in Housing member Penny Leimhuis shares her experiences of homelessness.

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Parity - LGBTI Older Women

The public perception of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people is largely one of a young, affluent community. However, the reality is that within the LGBTI community, a large  share of LGBTI adults are older, of low-socioeconomic status and at risk of homelessness. LGBTI elders are more likely to live in poverty and experience homelessness, compared to the mainstream population due to both the complexity of their experiences and difficulty accessing services.

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Housing justice for older people in NSW – Pre-Budget Submission 2021-22

The Ageing on the Edge New South Wales Forum is calling on the NSW Government to deliver 5,000 additional social housing dwellings, improve access of older people to appropriate social and affordable housing, establish a state-wide housing information and support service for older people, increase security of tenure for renters, extend the eviction moratorium during the COVID-19 pandemic and expand rent support to impacted tenants.

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Building Better Homes

10 Feb 2021
Shane and Fiona interview Alistair Webster about the Building Better Homes coalition, and their campaign to change the Building Code so that all new homes are built to be accessible for everyone.  We talk about universal housing design, why its important and what you can do to lobby building ministers from across Australia.Check out Building Better Homes @BetterHomesAussign on to the petition: www.change.org.au/BetterHomes  
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Online General Meeting

18 Feb 2021

Join our Online General Meeting discussing the "Big Housing Build",  the end of the "Eviction Moratorium", and the Aged Care Service Navigator Trials.

Peer Education - its a HAAG tradition

27 Jan 2021
Fiona and Shane talk to Rebecca Cook about our peer education program,  and how important it is to have people with an experience of housing stress and homelessness talking to older people about their experiences.  Peer education has been part of HAAG's tradition for years, and when older people share their personal stories it helps reduce stigma about homelessness.  We are expanding our program, funded through the Melbourne Women's Fund.Shane gives an update on legislative reform, and Fiona talks about a new campaign to improve building standards for housing.
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