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
Incoming Labor government, and the new wave of independents, must ensure housing policy doesn’t forget older people
As a new Labor government begins, and it gets to work on a new sizeable investment in social housing, it must ensure its housing policy is inclusive of older people, especially older women …
Posted in: Media Releases
National Independent Candidates Forum on Action to End Homelessness
This panel on May 13th ahead of the Australian Federal Election brought together independent candidates Zali Steggall, Jo Dyer, Hanabeth Luke, Liz Habermann, Jane Caro, Fenella Edwards and Nicolette Boele to put forward their positions in relation to ending homelessness of older women. …
Posted in: Videos, Videos, Older Women, Federal Campaigns
Eight in 10 Australians believe social and affordable housing is an important election issue
The overwhelming majority of Australians will have social and affordable housing top of mind when they cast their vote at the upcoming federal election, new polling from HAAG shows. …
Posted in: Media Releases
Older renters being left behind by the coalition
Older renters will be best served by policies brought to the election by the Labor Party and the Greens, according to an analysis of housing policy by HAAG. …
Posted in: Media Releases
Four older women’s stories of housing and homelessness
There are 405,000 older women at risk of homelessness in Australia. These are stories of four of them. Vanessa, Jo, Robyn and Lynette tell their stories in this powerful video. …
Posted in: Videos, Client Stories, Videos, Older Women, Community Education, Federal Campaigns
Older women’s homelessness and the Federal Election – Vote for Change
We hear from four older women about their experiences of homelessness – Vanessa, Jo, Robyn and Lynette – who were recently featured in a short film, funded through Streetsmart. We then hear the voices of ten older women from Queensland, NSW and Victoria talking about their experiences and calling for politicians to act to address… …
Posted in: Podcasts, Older Women, Federal Campaigns, Take Action
National Independent Candidates Forum on Action to End Homelessness
Housing for the Aged Action Group and Older Womens Network NSW are pleased to invite you to a national online candidate forum focused on policy responses to address older women’s homelessness. …
Posted in: Events, Federal Campaigns, Take Action
“People need to organise”
Shane speaks to Bernie Duff, who was HAAG’s first full-time employee in the early 90s, about how we got involved in housing activism, successes and challenges in the struggle for housing justice, and what that history can teach us about our struggles today, in the election and beyond. …
Posted in: Podcasts, Membership, Take Action
Vote for Change: Take action to end older women’s homelessness
With 405,000 women aged 45 and over at risk of homelessness in Australia, older women are speaking up, sharing their stories, and demanding political action. …
Posted in: Videos, Videos, Older Women, Federal Campaigns, Take Action
Review of National Housing and Homelessness Agreement – 2022
Australia’s housing system is failing people experiencing disadvantage, particularly older people who are falling through the cracks. The existing policy frameworks are inadequately equipped to support people at risk of homelessness and there is a clear need for national leadership through a National Housing Strategy to develop and deliver sustainable solutions that are properly resourced.… …
Posted in: Submissions
Draft National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-2032 Submission
HAAG and Older Womens Network NSW’s input into the Draft National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022-2032. We provide recommendations to adress domestic violence, elder abuse and homelessness amongst older women. This submission is endorsed by Domestic Violence NSW (DVNSW). Read the Submission …
Posted in: Submissions
Federal Election 2022: Demands for Action
With a decline in home ownership at retirement age, unprecedented increases in housing prices and a reduction in social and affordable housing stock in Australia, older people are experiencing significant housing challenges and are at increased risk of homelessness. Older women are the fastest growing cohort of people experiencing homelessness in Australia. This document outlines… …
Posted in: Fact Sheets