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What can Australia learn from Finland's housing solution?
Eoin O'Sullivan, editor of the European Journal of Homelessness, says that Finland had investigated the issue of homelessness and decided "it's not that complex". "They said 'the first thing we need to deal with people's issues is housing', so they built a lot of housing for homeless people,"
Simon Brown
2017
Themes:
Policy, Social Housing, Future housing solutions

2017 Rental Affordability Snapshot
This eighth annual Rental Affordability Snapshot by Anglicare Australia comes at a time where there seems to be, finally, a universal agreement that there is a housing affordability crisis. As is shown by the consistency of our findings over the last eight years, this discussion is only just catching up to what many Australians have experienced for a much longer time.
Anglicare Australia
2017
Themes:
Housing Affordability, Private Rental

Alternative accommodation models in later life
A review of a number of alternative accommodation models for seniors with links to specific projects in Australia and the US.
Lena Gan
2017
Themes:
Age Specific Housing, Future housing solutions

Projected Demand for Supported Housing in Great Britain 2015 - 2030
This paper presents projections prepared for the Department of Communities and Local Government and the Department of Health of demand for supported housing for older people and younger adults in Great Britain to 2030 and associated future expenditure.
Raphael Wittenberg, Bo Hu
2017
Themes:
Ageing Population, Social Housing, Policy

AAA Housing for Older Australians- making it affordable, accessible, appropriate
COTA Australia 2017 National Policy Forum. The key understanding that underpinned the entire day’s discussions is that secure housing is fundamental to wellbeing.
Peter Mares
2017
Themes:
Housing Affordability, Ageing Population, Aged Pension, Policy, Future housing solutions

Homelessness in Poland
There is no national data collection strategy for homelessness in Poland. The Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy collects annual Social Welfare Statistics from all social welfare centres in Poland, including statistics on homeless assistance.
FEANTSA
2017
Themes:
Ageing Population, Older Men, Poverty & homelessness, Policy

Housing requirements for a ageing society
Various countries in the world have been experiencing a rapid ageing in population.
Chuck Yu, Yeunsook Lee
2017
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Age Specific Housing, Aged Care, Future housing solutions, Community, Policy

Another lost opportunity for housing affordability
The 2017 budget highlights the government’s preference for cosmetic rather than consequential changes in housing policy. On downsizing, the government has badged a giveaway to a small number of seniors as a housing affordability measure.
Brendan Coates, John Daley
2017
Themes:
Downsizing, Housing Affordability, Retirement, Policy

Housing affordability is not just about youth. 15,000 seniors are homeless
As hard as it is for young people to get a foot on the property ladder, it’s even harder for pensioners and low to middle income renters to get a foot in the door ... any door. Private rental accommodation is now more unaffordable than owner-occupied. According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, people who rent spend more of their income on housing than people with a mortgage.
Nieves Murray
2017
Themes:
Housing Affordability, Private Rental, Policy

Health and welfare profile of Australian baby boomers who live in rented accommodation – implications for the future
Baby boomers who rent are often overlooked as an important sub-group. this research assessed the chronic conditions, risk factors, socio-economic factors and other health-related factors associated with renting in private or public housing.
Anne Taylor, Rhiannon Pilkington, Eleonora Dal Grande, Constance Kourbelis, Helen Barrie
2017
Themes:
Ageing Population, Private Rental, Public Housing, Health, Policy

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