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
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. Read the Parity Article …
Posted in: Parity Articles
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… …
Posted in: Submissions, New South Wales
A Home for Life: Towards an Older Persons Housing Strategy
November 2016 A report by a coalition of nine leading community agencies, “A Home for Life: Towards an Older Person’s Housing strategy” calls on government to partner with community organisations and adopt recommendations to address the long term housing needs for older people. Download …
Posted in: Reports, Retirement Housing Advice Service
Building Better Homes
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… …
Posted in: Podcasts, Accessibility
Older Women and Homelessness in NSW
The Older Women and Homelessness forum was held in NSW in November 2020. Hosted by Jo Haylen MP (Seniors), with guests Trish Doyle (Shadow Minister for Women and the Prevention of Domestic Violence), and Ryan Park (Health, Housing and Homelessness), this recording features Kobi Maglen presenting on behalf of Ageing on the Edge – HAAG’s older… …
Posted in: Podcasts, Older Women, New South Wales
Keeping the Roof Over Her Head: Precarious and Lost Homeownership Among Older, Single Women
Older woman’s home owning status in Australia has been inextricably linked to partnering with a male because historically, single women were denied home loans. A critical life event such as illness, unemployment or loss of partner can have enduring consequences for housing security. Women on average are paid 17 per cent less than men throughout… …
Posted in: Parity Articles
Shadow Ministers Older Women’s Homelessness Forum
Older women are the fastest growing group of homeless people in Australia. Kobi from HAAG will be speaking alongside Shadow Government Ministers at this online forum. …
Posted in: Events, Older Women, New South Wales, Take Action
Women in Super Roadshow: The Housing Crisis Facing Australian Women
Older women were already the fastest growing cohort of the homeless before COVID struck. There is now a very real concern that many will never work again. This has not been helped by a significant lack of explicit policy measures in the recent budget to invest in sectors employing women and those over 50. …
Posted in: Events, Older Women
Heading South – Older People at Risk of Homelessness in Tasmania
This report provides a brief snapshot of homelessness and the risk of homelessness for people aged 55 years and over in Tasmania. Read the full report …
Older Tenants Voice – Spring 2020
This spring we farewell our old chairperson, welcome new staff, and keep you up to date with all of HAAGs projects and services.Read the Newsletter here …
Posted in: Newsletters
At Risk: Older Women and Homelessness (Part 2)
We hear from two panellists who were at the At Risk: Older Women and Homelessness forum, held during Homelessness Week in August. Dr Emma Power (University of Western Sydney) talks about her findings from talking to older women living in private rental in NSW. Helen Conway (YWCA) talks about some of the factors that contribute to… …
Posted in: Podcasts, Older Women, Federal Campaigns
At Risk: Older Women and Homelessness (Part 1)
Fiona welcomes Pam back to the radio show, who has been busy handmaking masks for members during the pandemic. Then we listen to recordings from the “At Risk: Older women and homelessness” online event held during Homelessness Week in August. We hear from Age Discrimination Commissioner Dr Kay Patterson and HAAG’s national project worker Kobi Maglen,… …
Posted in: Podcasts, Older Women, Federal Campaigns