This report is an analysis of the first two years of the Home at Last service and the thousands of older people who have sought help because they are at risk of homelessness.
The data shows that a large number of older people in Victoria are struggling to cope with their day to day living and are constantly on the edge of homelessness.Most clients have lived conventional lives, working for many years, bringing up families, and generally coping for decades with life’s pressures and demands. Their major problem is that they have become part of a growing group of older Australians who have not attained home ownership due to factors such as low wages, illness or family changes that can inhibit wealth creation and the ability to get on the home ownership ladder. They often face a cross-road in their lives when they reach retirement and wonder how they will attain any form of housing security and affordability as they seek to retire and live on the age pension.
"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."