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Housing in an ageing Australia: Nest and nest egg?
Homeownership serves multiple purposes over the life cycle: It acts as a home as well as a store of wealth to guarantee financial security in retirement. Its lack in old age compromises security of both tenure and finances. Much has been written about housing and homeownership. Here we apply the prism of population ageing to bring new insights to the topic.
This brief is in three parts.
2019
Urban ageing - Swiss Life Group
Between 1980 and 2015, the proportion of Switzerland's urban population increased from 57% to 74%. 92% of the Swiss population aged over 65 now live in cities.
Making cities more age-friendly, and sharing best practice, can help to create environments that promote autonomy for older urban residents. However, such goals are difficult to achieve.
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'Meanwhile use' properties offer potential as a short-term solution to social housing needs
A vacant Sydney nursing home awaiting redevelopment has been lent to a women's shelter, with experts claiming examples like this could offer a short-term solution to Australia's lack of public housing. It is designed to bridge the gap between crisis accommodation and permanent living.
2019
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Home truths - Housing options and advice for people in later life: Learning from communities in Leeds
A person’s home is more than the building alone. Being connected to others is fundamental to a happy life at any age, and the environment around our homes must enable all generations to feel a sense of belonging to their local communities and to remain active and connected to others.
2019
Articulating value in cooperative housing: International and methodological review
This report details the evidence for identified benefits of cooperative housing, the variables of business models in operation, and core enabling factors.
2019
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Growing Older in Cities: Addressing the Twin Challenges of Ageing and Urbanization
Two trends are certain: populations around the world are ageing rapidly and we are experiencing the largest wave of urban growth in history.
Health is central to our experience of older age. The quest for best health will be won or lost in our cities. Cities and communities directly affect health, through barriers or incentives that affect opportunities, decisions and behaviour.
2019
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Fall in ageing Australians’ home-ownership rates looms as seismic shock for housing policy
Outright home ownership has long been regarded as a supporting pillar of Australian retirement incomes policies.
2019
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Elderly care and housing demand in the EU: Golden opportunities, but mind the cultural gap
Ageing often has a negative connotation, especially in an economic sense. On average, retired people produce and consume less than young people do. However, ageing is not just a story of declining economic potential. The other side of the coin shows rising demand for products and services that are tailored to the needs of the elderly.
2019
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Older Renters Struggling with Affordability, Insecurity, and Lack of Agency
This paper highlights the results of UK's Generation Rent’s 2019 survey of private renters.
2019
Use of homelessness services by contemporary ex-serving Australian Defence Force members 2011–17
Between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2017, 1,215 contemporary ex-serving Australian Defence Force (ADF) members used specialist homelessness services (SHS), representing 1.1% of the contemporary ex-serving ADF population (those who have at least 1 day of service on or after 1 January 2001 who discharged after that date).
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"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."