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The meaning of home for ageing women living alone: An evolutionary concept analysis
The concept of home to women ageing should be visited in the light of ongoing cultural, political, temporal and disciplinary evolutions. In part, to complement policies increasing focus on supporting older adults to age in place and a growing attention on the home as a place where healthcare is designed and provided.
Arro Barry, Roberta Heale, Roger Pilon, Anne Marise Lavoie
2018
Themes:
Concept of 'Home', Ageing-in-Place, Older Women

Report Finds Sharp Rise in Older Women Experiencing Homelessness
The report, “Retiring into Poverty”, released by the National Older Women’s Housing and Homelessness Working Group, said systemic factors such as lower superannuation, unequal pay and forced time off to raise children were key factors of the increase. The combination of women having a lower overall income and housing affordability in major cities was a cause of great instability. Housing afforda
Maggie Coggan
2018
Themes:
Older Women, Single people & housing stress, Policy, Housing Affordability, Private Rental

Australian Homelessness Monitor
Key findings Australia’s homelessness problem is getting worse: Homelessness in Australia is outpacing population growth. Rough sleeping levels are increasing. Severe overcrowding is the largest group. Older Australians increasingly experience homelessness. Indigenous Australians are overrepresented. There’s increased demand for homelessness specialist services. The main reasons for seeking assis
Hal Pawson, Cameron Parsell, Peter Saunders, Trish Hill, Edgar Liu
2018
Themes:
Policy, Social Housing, Age Specific Housing

Life as an older renter, and what it tells us about the urgent need for tenancy reform
Reform in the private rental sector is essential. Growing numbers of Australians rent their housing and increasing proportions are expected to rent long-term. This makes it essential that private rental housing meets the need that every person has for a secure and affordable home. It is getting harder for older renters to find adequate, appropriate and secure housing.
Emma Power
2018
Themes:
Ageing Population, Private Rental, Policy, Older Women

Is co-living a housing solution for vulnerable older people?
The initial phase for this project is a desk-based review of existing evidence about the benefits and risks of older peoples’ co-living. The review will also consider the institutional frameworks that impact upon older peoples’ co-living, focusing on an analysis of the legal and financial frameworks that apply to such households in relation to inheritance, provision of formal care at home, benefi
Valentine Quinio, Gemma Burgess
2018
Themes:
Ageing Population, Co-housing, Policy

Rental stress: Shock as Hobart becomes Australia's least affordable city
Hobart has leapfrogged Sydney to become Australia’s least affordable city according to new figures, as city renters continue to struggle. The latest Rental Affordability Index (RAI) shows that Hobart has overtaken Sydney to become the least affordable capital city, followed by Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Canberra and Perth.
Isabelle Lane
2018
Themes:
Rental Stress

Healthy settings for older people are healthy settings for all: the experience of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
This report shows how age-friendly environments have been created at the subnational level in Italy, using examples primarily from the Region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Mary Stewart Burgher
2018
Themes:
Age-Friendly Cities, Policy, Ageing Population, Community

Grey renting: the rising tide of older private tenants
New statistics from the most recent edition of the UK government’s English Housing Survey suggest a big tide of older private tenants is fast approaching. If it’s realised, this shift in the way older people are housed could see increasing numbers of pensioners paying unaffordable levels of rent, forced to move against their will or made homeless.
John Bibby
2018
Themes:
Ageing Population, Private Rental, Housing Affordability

More and more Australians will be homeless unless we act now
One of the most pressing challenges older Australians face is finding secure accommodation with suitable amenities. And as the numbers of older Australians grow, the pressure to provide housing that meets their needs is increasing. We may be facing a crisis of ageing homelessness in coming years. Older Australians face the same risks of falling into homelessness as everyone else.
Teresa Somes
2018
Themes:
Ageing Population, Policy, Private Rental, Older Women, Elder Abuse, Future housing solutions

Homelessness: Australia's shameful story of policy complacency and failure continues
Exactly a decade ago in 2008, the Australian government committed to an ambitious strategy to halve national homelessness by 2020. Through stepped-up early intervention, better homelessness services and an expanded supply of affordable housing, the problem would be tackled with conviction.
Hal Pawson, Cameron Parsell
2018
Themes:
Policy, Rental Stress

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