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
Victorian State Election 2022 – Making Our Voices Heard
The housing crisis for older people in Victoria is getting worse. Every day, HAAG’s Home at Last service is receiving calls for help from older people across the state facing eviction or struggling to pay rent. It is time to act. We are calling on the Victorian Government to urgently address the housing crisis facing… …
Posted in: News Updates, Take Action, Victoria
Our demands of the 2022 Federal Government
Following on from our successful election campaign which brought older people’s homelessness and housing stress to the fore as a major election issue, Housing for Aged Action Group is calling on the Labor government to do more to ensure that all older people have safe, secure and affordable homes …
Posted in: News Updates, Federal Campaigns
Why the Federal Government must include older people in its National Housing and Homelessness Plan
The new Federal Government has committed to developing a National Housing and Homelessness Plan with the support and assistance of key stakeholders, including States and Territories, local government, not-for-profit and social organisations, industry bodies, superannuation funds and other experts in housing, finance and urban development. HAAG is calling for ambitious targets along with genuine consultation… …
Posted in: Media Releases, Submissions
Residential Parks Roundtable
Do you live in a residential park in Victoria? We want to hear from you! What needs to change to make residential parks work better for older renters? This will be an opportunity for the Commissioner for Residential Tenancies and other policy-makers to hear directly from residents about the good and bad in this type… …
Posted in: Events, Residential Parks, Retirement Housing, Victoria
Art, Activism, and Affordable Housing
Channel your creativity at this arts-based workshop, where we’ll explore HAAG’s activist history and how art can be used to fight for housing justice. …
Posted in: Events, Take Action
New South Wales “women’s budget” does nothing for older women
Many older women struggling to stay housed in New South Wales will miss out on a key measure in the budget intended to support them, because they don’t have the savings to access it …
Posted in: Media Releases, Older Women, New South Wales
Retirement Housing and Ombudsman Online Information Session
Information session for all residents of retirement housing types including retirement villages, residential parks, lifestyle villages, rental villages, independent living units about the need for a specific, timely, free, accessible and binding dispute resolution service for all retirement housing residents, as well as other information on fair fees, management training and simplified contracting. …
Posted in: Events, Retirement Housing, Victoria
"Hard to fix a contradiction"
In this episode we talk to an activist named Glen about his experiences in the struggle for housing justice in the 80s and 90s, and how the circumstances and campaigns of that era compare to today. …
Posted in: Podcasts, Public Housing
Older people impacted by housing crisis must contribute to the development of Australia’s National Housing and Homelessness Plan
The voices of older people without homes and those struggling to afford rent must be prioritised as the new Albanese Government seeks to address Australia’s housing crisis. We need to build at least 25,000 new public, community and affordable homes each year so older people, and others on low incomes, aren’t left struggling to compete… …
Posted in: News Updates, Federal Campaigns
Housing Older Women Movement’s responses to the Review of the National Housing and Homelessness Agreement
Submissions to the Review of the National Housing and Homelessness Agreement that reflect the actual experiences and words of women who live with housing stress, insecurity and homelessness as part of the Housing Older Womens Movement Read the Submission here …
Posted in: Submissions, Queensland
Submission to NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into Homelessness
The Ageing on the Edge NSW Forum is calling on the NSW government to: Fund a specialist older person’s housing information and support service that comprises both an early intervention and crisis response, similar to the HAAG Home at Last model in Victoria. Lower the priority age for social housing eligibility from 80 years as… …
Posted in: Submissions, New South Wales