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
Statement on appropriate regulation of land lease communities
Melbourne, July 15: Land lease communities need better regulation to protect older people from mistreatment, according to Housing for the Aged Action Group. Today a story published by the ABC highlighted problematic deferred management fees charged by some land lease communities or residential parks. These often-exorbitant fees make it extremely difficult for older people who… …
Posted in: News Updates, Retirement Housing Advice Service
Parity Article: Older Women, Housing insecurity and homelessness
Housing for the Aged Action Group’s Home at Last service is the first point of call of many older women living in Victoria who find themselves on the brink of, or experiencing, homelessness. …
Posted in: Parity Articles
Parity Article: Australia’s Housing Crisis – Experiences from Older People who have lived it
Marie Sillars and Wendy Morris from the National Alliance of Seniors for Housing, and Susan Hawkeswood from the Ageing on the Edge NSW Lived Experience Group. As Australia’s housing crisis has worsened, a diverse group of older people from across the nation has come together with a common goal. By speaking about their own experiences… …
Posted in: National Alliance of Seniors for Housing, Parity Articles
Submission to NSW Residential Tenancies Amendment (Prohibiting No Grounds Evictions) Bill 2024
Currently, the private rental sector does not provide security of tenure, affordability or accessibility for older low-income households. For renting in retirement to be as secure as home ownership, it requires proper regulation and legislative reform to enable older people to age in place, in the communities that they are familiar with and close to… …
Posted in: Submissions, New South Wales
Canberra Older People’s Housing Roundtable
In June 2024, HAAG held a roundtable on older people’s housing at Parliament House, Canberra, hosted by Parliamentary Friends of Housing. The event was chaired by Fiona York and featured two speakers from HAAG, both older women, who have experienced homelessness – Vanessa and Helen – as well as researcher Professor Wendy Stone from Swinburne… …
Posted in: Galleries, Federal Campaigns
Fixing Older People’s Housing – Policy Asks
We are calling on the Federal Government to fix older people’s housing Read our policy asks here …
Posted in: Fact Sheets, Federal Campaigns
“We all deserve a lot better”
Shane talks to Yumi Lee, CEO of the Older Women’s Network NSW, about the housing crisis facing older people in NSW, and the inadequate response from the state’s Labor government. Don’t forget you can still donate to 3CR to keep shows like ours on the air at our radiothon page. …
Posted in: Podcasts, Older Women, New South Wales
NSW budget leaves older people out in the cold
Sydney, June 18: Older people who are experiencing homelessness, couch surfing, and housing insecurity will continue to miss out on critical support that could prevent and end instances of homelessness, the latest NSW budget reveals. …
Posted in: News Updates, New South Wales
Queensland State Election 2024
Queenslanders are going to the polls in October 2024. HAAG’s recent research has found that over the last ten years, the housing circumstances for older Queenslanders is getting worse. Now is a great time to be talking about the need for more action on housing for older Queenslanders! …
Posted in: News Updates, Queensland, Take Action
HAAG member event in Seymour
The HAAG Committee of Management invites you to a member event in Seymour! …
Posted in: Events, Community Education, Federal Campaigns, Victoria
Warm Safe Home campaign launch and exhibition
Seniors Rights Victoria, COTA Victoria, Housing for the Aged Action Group, and the City of Melbourne cordially invite you to the Warm Safe Home project campaign launch and exhibition. …
Posted in: Events, Elder Rights
Budget Breakdown
Fiona and Shane are joined by Dini to talk about whats in the Federal and Victorian budget for older people. The answer is not much. …
Posted in: Podcasts, Federal Campaigns, Victoria