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Measuring housing stress at small area levels: How much do definitions matter?
Abstract In recent months, there has been enormous interest in housing stress. However, there is no consensus on its definition. Many studies have used the rule that housing stress is defined as spending more than 30 per cent of household income on housing costs – but should this be disposable income or gross income?
Binod Nepal, Robert Tanton, Ann Harding, Justine McNamara
2008
Themes:
Policy, Housing Affordability

Housing Choices and Aspirations of Older People - Research from the New Horizons Programme
This UK report was commissioned by Communities and Local Government as part of a larger project to support the development of the National Strategy for Housing in an Ageing Society. Researchers at the University of York undertook eight focus groups composed of ‘younger’ older people (aged 48 to 64), and ‘older’ old people (aged 65 and above) to explore the influences on participants’ housing deci
Karen Croucher
2008
Themes:
Ageing-in-Place, Lifetime Neighbourhoods, Health, Community, Aged Care

The Limitations of Cost Analysis in Relation to Homelessness
The increasing focus on cost comparisons between services can lead to misleading conclusions about their ef fectiveness. Whilst cost compari sons can be a useful tool both for benchmarking services and as a means of advocating for services for unpopular groups, data can be difficult to collect and to interpret in a meaningful way.
Robert Aldridge
2008
Themes:
Disabilities, Rough Sleeping, Public Discourse

Trends in Housing for Older People - Conference Report
Members of the HOPE network assembled in Copenhagen on May 8th 2008 for a conference hosted by KAB. The aim of the conference was to examine trends in housing for older people by focusing on two main themes: • Housing requirements of older people in the next fi ve to ten years • What can housing companies do to help older people remain in their own homes for as long as possible? The conference w
HOPE Conference, Copenhagen 2008"
2008
Themes:
Ageing Population, Age Specific Housing, Policy

The Cohousing Approach to 'Lifetime Neighbourhoods'
This UK fact sheet considers how local authorities can work with public and private sector partners to develop a cohousing approach towards the outcomes sought from the government’s national strategy on housing for an ageing society.
Maria Brenton
2008
Themes:
Ageing Population, Future housing solutions, Lifetime Neighbourhoods, Older Women, Co-housing

Where will we live when we get older?
Ageing populations, although exh ibiting marked differences acro ss countries and cultures, are a global phenomenon. Old‐age dependency r atios in most developed countri es are projected to double by the year 2050. In Australia there will be a strain on economic growth as a large part of the population moves from pre‐retirement to post‐retirement age over the next 25 years.
Tricia McLaughlin, Anthony Mills
2008
Themes:
Ageing Population, Aged Care, Retirement Housing

Correlates of housing affordability stress among older Australians
The purpose of this study was to examine the prevalence and correlates of housing affordability stress among community‐dwelling older Australians. It concluded that although the prevalence of housing affordability stress is low among older Australians when compared to the younger population, a definite social gradient exists in those at risk.
Jeromey Temple
2008
Themes:
Ageing Population, Housing Affordability

Lifetime Homes Lifetime Neighbourhoods: A National Strategy for Housing in an Ageing Society
In the UK, most of our homes and communities are not designed to meet people’s changing needs as they grow older. Older people’s housing options are too often limited to care homes or sheltered housing. Put simply, we need more and better homes for older people now. This strategy sets out our response to the global challenge of ageing.
Department for Communities and Local Government, London"
2008
Themes:
Ageing Population, Age Specific Housing, Ageing-in-Place, Policy, Future housing solutions, Aged Care, Health, Lifetime Neighbourhoods

Aging in Place, Housing and the Law
“Aging in place” refers to the desire of older people to stay in their own homes and communities in spite of encroaching infirmities, and it is an increasingly important aspect of public policy. This movement has gained impetus from the US Supreme Court’s decision in Olmstead v.
Jon Pynoos, Christy Nishita, Caroline Cicero, Rachel Caraviello
2008
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Policy

Housing assets and the socio-economic determinants of health and disability in old age
The influence of socio-economic determinants among the elderly is a complex subject. Although they rely on pension income, the wealth that they have accumulated over their lifetime (primarily housing assets), jointly with housing-related determinants, could have a more significant effect on health production.
Joan Costa-Font
2008
Themes:
Ageing Population, Health, Home Ownership

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