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Home for Good: Social Housing for an Ageing Population
In this policy brief, we turn our attention to Australia’s social housing sector.
2020
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South Australia praised for supporting the homeless during coronavirus pandemic but long-term solution needed
Nearly 400 people — including rough sleepers — have been housed in hotels and motels across Adelaide since the Covid19 pandemic began.
2020
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Affordable Housing Needs Projected to Grow for Seniors
The number of elderly people in the US with “worst case housing needs” – defined as renters with very low incomes who do not receive government housing assistance and pay more than one-half of their income for rent, live in severely inadequate conditions, or both – is increasing rapidly. Resources for housing and supporting our aging population are scarce in relation to the scope of the problem.
2020
Why Housing The Homeless In The Age Of Covid-19 Is Essential
This US opinion piece argues the case for housing homeless people in currently empty facilities, as a way of limiting the spread of the virus..
Homeless people tend to have higher rates of the kinds of chronic conditions that make severe illness with SARS-CoV2—and the need for greater medical resources—more likely.
2020
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No Place to Call Home: Older People at Risk of Homelessness in Victoria
Homelessness is a rapidly growing problem in Victoria. Between the 2006 and 2016 Census the number of people experiencing homelessness in Victoria increased from a rate of 35.3 per 10,000 population to 41.9 per 10,000 population.
2020
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Longevity by Design - An Industry Wide Charrette to Rethink the Future of Senior Living Design
Longevity by Design is a charrette* that was held in Brisbane on 6 February 2020.
2020
The nexus between housing (un)affordability and residential age segregation
Conventional wisdom perhaps suggests that residential age segregation is expected and unproblematic but, like other forms of segregation, the increasing differentiation of places by age can hinder essential opportunities for older and younger individuals to meet and interact, as well as associated policy implications for social cohesion and the organisation of society.
2019
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Approaches to Successful Aging in Community from 25 Countries
The desire to remain in our homes and communities as we age is felt around the world.
2019
'No one wants to be homeless': A glimpse at life on the streets of Tokyo
Being homeless carries a powerful stigma in Japan, where society traditionally places strong importance on self-reliance.
The method by which the ministry collects data — local officials patrolling areas during the afternoon and making informal observations — has been criticized as inaccurate.
2019
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Housing for Life: Designed for Living
This Australian report seeks to share the learnings of the Innovation in Social Housing 90 day Project, undertaken in 2017, by the Office for Ageing.
2019
"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."