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

  • Open letter to the Hon Scott Morrison, MP

    February 9, 2015

    Re: you do your budget planning on  a four-yearly cycle; please let us do the same An open letter to the Hon Scott Morrison, MP, Minister for Social Services, House of Representatives, Parliament House, Canberra was published in the Australian, Monday February 9th, 2015. The letter was signed by 59 signatories of peak Housing and… …

    Posted in: Joint Statements, News Updates, Federal Campaigns

  • HAAG Policy Platform 2014

    HAAG Policy Platform 2014

    July 2, 2014

    Housing for the Aged Action Group Policy Platform Victorian Election 2014 Download …

    Posted in: Reports, Victoria

  • Older Women’s Pathways out of Homelessness in Australia

    April 14, 2014

    “Older women’s pathways out of homelessness in Australia” was launched on 14 April 2014 by  the Hon. Anna Bligh, CEO YWCA NSW. There is strong anecdotal evidence that a growing group of people becoming homeless in Australia are women aged over 55. The Mercy Foundation commissioned a research report from the University of Queensland to… …

    Posted in: News Updates, Older Women, Federal Campaigns

  • Surviving or Thriving?

    Surviving or Thriving?

    June 5, 2014

    Thursday 5th June 2014. The ‘Surviving or Thriving?’ Forum was organised to provide information on the current state of older persons housing and the needs of older people who are at risk of homelessness. A number of worrying trends are developing that require urgent action by governments: Significant increases in older people just surviving in… …

    Posted in: Events, Take Action, Victoria

  • Securing Our Future: Retirement in Residential Parks in Victoria

    July 12, 2012

    Securing Our Future: Retirement in Residential Parks in Victoria On Thursday 12 July 2012 Housing for the Aged Action Group with sponsorship by Mornington Peninsula Shire, held a forum titled – “Securing Our Future: Retirement in Residential Parks in Victoria”. The themes for the day were of  two key concerns voiced by residents and site tenants noted… …

    Posted in: Events, Residential Parks, Retirement Housing, Victoria