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Supporting older lower income tenants in the private rental sector
Retired lower income households living in the private rental sector face rent increases and insecure tenure while being on low fixed incomes (i.e. the age pension).
Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
2017
Themes:
Private Rental, Retirement, Rental Stress, Policy

Older Women and Homelessness: Lived Experiences of Accessing Social and Health Services
The purpose of this thesis was to explore the experiences of accessing health and social services for older women (50+) who have lived experience with homelessness. The connection between mental health issues, substance dependence, and trauma is recognized by many health and social service providers.
Sari Legate
2017
Themes:
Older Women, Health, Poverty & homelessness

Reframing Social Housing: financing and tenant autonomy
Housing affordability is a key issue for many Australians. While the focus is often on affordability for existing and prospective home owners, it is also a significant issue for many renters. About 31% of Australian households are renting. Rental housing is broadly in two categories: private and social.
Michael Potter
2017
Themes:
Policy, Private Rental, Social Housing

Do We Have the Knowledge to Address Homelessness?
The Housing First approach, which prioritizes providing people experiencing homelessness with permanent housing before providing other support services like addiction counseling, for example, has taken hold as the idealized response to addressing homelessness.
Cameron Parsell
2017
Themes:
Housing First, Policy

So Happy Together: Shared Living in Retirement
Some might call it a commune, others might call it a tribe. But retirees who are sharing housing in their senior years call it smart and sustainable. This Canadian article looks at new ways seniors are finding a sense of community and happiness while reducing their housing expenses.
Denise O’Connell
2017
Themes:
Co-housing, Retirement Housing

Homeless in Paris: The Darker Side of the City of Light
Official statistics from 2012 put the number of people living without shelter in France at 141,500, an increase of 44% since 2001. Broadly speaking, homelessness is a middle-aged problem. Almost half of people living on the street are between the ages of 30 and 49, compared with 26% of people over 18 and 25% over 50.
Paul McQueen
2017
Themes:
Housing Affordability, Policy, Private Rental, Social Housing

Unsettled, Insecure, Expensive and Scarce: The Experience of Renting in Australia
National Shelter increasingly looks at the performance of our rental markets in terms of affordability and it was about time we also looked at the experience of renters as users of tenancy products.
Adrian Pisarski
2017
Themes:
Housing Affordability, Policy, Private Rental, Public Housing

The Value of Sheltered Housing
An estimated 71% of supported housing properties in Great Britain house older people – most of these are owned and managed by housing associations.
James Berrington
2017
Themes:
Ageing Population, Retirement Housing, Aged Care, Age Specific Housing, Social Housing, Policy

Aging and Age-Friendly Policy in Ontario’s Mid-Sized Cities
The most significant demographic shifts towards an aging population in Canada are occurring in small (population 10,000-50,000) and mid-sized (population 50,000-500,000) cities. These cities often have fewer resources to examine, evaluate and respond to local challenges than their big city counterparts. Small cities are most affected by aging, but may lack the resources to respond.
Samantha Biglieri, Maxwell Hartt
2017
Themes:
Ageing Population, Age-Friendly Cities, Community, Policy

Projections and Implications for Housing a Growing Population: Older Households 2015-2035
In the US, over the next twenty years, the population aged 65 and over is expected to grow from 48 million to 79 million.
Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University
2017
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Aged Care, Age Specific Housing, Policy

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