Campaigns
Do you think government needs to take more action to provide safe, secure and affordable housing? Do you want to take action on housing issues affecting older people? Do you have ideas about how housing services could better assist older people? Are you worried about the housing situation of the future? Join HAAG and get involved
LGBTQIA+ older people’s perspectives on the housing crisis video
We hear from members of our LGBTQIA+ community reference group about their perspectives on the housing crisis …
‘Pray the gay away if you want the place’: new survey shows how older LGBTQIA+ people experience discrimination searching for housing
An older LGTBQIA+ person was told by a real estate agent to ‘pray the gay away’ if they wanted to find a rental, according to a new survey from Housing for the Aged Action Group. The survey, which gathered responses from 296 LGBTQIA+ people aged 40 and above, found over a third of respondents had… …
Posted in: LGBTQIA+, Media Releases, News Updates
Budget lacks the bold reform and investment required to end the housing crisis for older people
Melbourne, May 15: Cost of living measures contained in the Federal Budget will help older people impacted by the housing crisis but only in the short-term. Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG) Executive Officer Fiona York says the impact of the cost of living measures on the wellbeing of older people is blunted by… …
Posted in: News Updates, Public Housing, Federal Campaigns
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… …
Posted in: Submissions, Care Finder, Federal Campaigns
Things Will Be Different screening Brisbane
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. …
Posted in: Events, Public Housing, Federal Campaigns, Queensland
Things Will Be Different screening Perth
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. …
Posted in: Events, Public Housing, Federal Campaigns, Western Australia
Inkerman St Residents Meeting
There is going to be a Parliamentary Inquiry into the demolition of the Public Housing towers. Housing for the Aged Action Group would like to talk to residents, to hear your views, and let the Government know what you think. …
Posted in: Events, Public Housing, Community Education
What’s hotter than Taylor Swift? Housing Justice
Shane and Fiona speak to Sabrina Clarke, project worker for Better Renting, about their newly released report into the heat and humidiity of rental properties across australia. We chat about what their research demonstrated and the need for better rental standards. Read the report and find out more on their website https://www.betterrenting.org.au/ …
HAAG & HOW at the Gold Coast Housing Symposium
The Gold Coast Homelessness Symposium is an event put on by the Gold Coast Homelessness network, an active group of service providers and individuals who are working towards solutions for the housing crisis in their region. In March 2024, organisers invited Fiona York as key note speaker at their symposium “Housing older Australians – Now… …
Posted in: News Updates, Queensland
Ageing On The Edge NSW Coalition Meeting March 2024
At the latest gathering of the Ageing on Edge NSW Coalition we heard from Alex Greenwich MP, Minister Rose Jackson and Rental Commissioner Trina Jones. The campaign is building support for our key targets of creating a specialist housing support service for older people, lowering the priority age for priority housing access from 80 years,… …
Posted in: News Updates, New South Wales
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… …
Posted in: Submissions, Australian Capital Territory
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… …
Posted in: Submissions, Care Finder