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The Legacy of Victoria's Seniors Commissioner
Fiona speaks to Gerard Mansour about his ten years as Victoria’s Commissioner for Seniors and what he learnt from listening to the views and perspectives of 47000 older Victorians. We discuss the importance of Commissioner roles in raising the visibility of groups who are often invisible and ignored. and how having good housing contributes to… …
Posted in: Podcasts, Elder Rights
Ageing in a housing crisis – Research Report Launch
New original research conducted by Housing for the Aged Action Group by researchers at Swinburne University of Technology, Western Sydney University and Curtin University examining the housing circumstances of people aged 55 years and older, based on 2021 and 2011 Census analysis. The research launch will include both an analysis of the findings and the… …
Posted in: Events, Australian Capital Territory, Federal Campaigns
NSW Government urged to ease pressure on renting households and urgently tackle unaffordable rents in the private rental housing
Joint Statement by Tenants’ Union of NSW, Shelter NSW, and the NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS) along with Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG). …
Posted in: News Updates, Renter's rights, New South Wales
Barack Beacon residents fighting demolition of their public housing
Barack Beacon residents are fighting to stop the demolition of their housing in Port Melbourne. We look at the residents problems with the proposed demolition, and what they are doing to create a better solution for everyone. …
Posted in: News Updates, Public Housing
Submission to the Residential Tenancies Amendment (Rental Fairness) Bill 2023
A fixed rental price must be advertised at the time a property is put up for rent. This advertised rate would act as a ceiling. Older people are already struggling to find affordable housing in an extremely competitive housing market. They are unlikely to be able to bid higher on properties on a limited income.… …
Posted in: Submissions, Renter's rights, New South Wales
Budging the Budget with National Shelter
Fiona and Shane speak to Emma Greenhalgh about the Federal Budget and what it means for people in low income and in housing stress. …
Posted in: Podcasts, Federal Campaigns
Federal Budget falls short for all
We’ve been asked what today’s Federal budget announcement means for older people on unemployment benefits and others who struggle to pay the rent. …
Posted in: News Updates, Federal Campaigns
Decades of Housing Decline: 2011 & 2021 Census Analysis Victoria
New census data shows that over the last ten years, the housing circumstances for people aged 55 years and older in Victoria have gotten worse. This report is based on original research conducted for Housing for the Aged Action Group by researchers at Swinburne University of Technology, Western Sydney University and Curtin University. Read the… …
Posted in: Reports
JobSeeker is inadequate regardless of a recipients age, it should be raised for all
The rate of JobSeeker needs to be increased for all recipients, not just some. While we welcome the Federal Government’s acknowledgement of the ageism that places additional pressure on older workers, leaving under 55s languishing well below the poverty line is not the way forward. …
Posted in: Media Releases
National Strategy to Achieve Gender Equality
HAAG welcomes the opportunity to provide input into the National Strategy to Achieve Gender Equality. This submission is based on our experience delivering housing and related support services to older women, research and lived experiences of older women experiencing housing stress or homelessness in Australia. We especially acknowledge the contributions to this submission made by members… …
Posted in: Submissions
A state of disrepair – is Public Housing being left to rot?
A HAAG member and Public Housing Tenant reports from the front line of the Public Housing situation …
Posted in: News Updates, Public Housing, Victoria
The Lived Experience of voting out the Liberal Party in NSW
Shane and Fiona talk to Dini Liyananrchchi about the NSW State Election, where the ALP is now in minority government, and what it means for older people’s housing issues. We start the show with a recording from our forum held in February, where Michelle Cook, a member of HAAG’s NSW Lived Experience Advisory Group tells… …
Posted in: Podcasts, NSW Lived Experience Action Group, New South Wales