Australia
Thousands of over-55s pushed to the front of social housing queue
Seven thousand people at risk of homelessness in Victoria will be moved onto a high-priority waiting list for secure social housing, but on one condition – they must be aged 55 or older.
In May the Andrews government gazetted a new social housing category solely for those aged 55 and older
2017
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Finding a Suitable Home for Older People at Risk of Homelessness in South Australia
An emerging group of older South Australians on low incomes, the majority women, are living in insecure private rental housing paying unaffordable rents and just surviving on a pension.Many have lived conven onal working lives but find themselves in later life without housing security or affordability because they have not a ained home ownership or been eligible for public housing.Entering re reme
2017
Practice Mining for the Development of Sustainable Retirement Villages in Australia
Sustainable development has been widely accepted as a way of understanding the relationship of humanity with nature and between people. Since the community is the basic unit of sustainable living, sustainable practices need to be incorporated into their developments.
2017
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Affordable, Accessible, Appropriate housing for older Australians
This presentation looks at the major issues relating to housing options of affordability, accessibility and appropriateness, for older Australians.
Affordable: Most retirees have adequate housing; higher net transfers not viable
Accessible: Storm clouds are ahead for retiree home ownership and renting
Appropriate: Downsizing is wanted, but harder than it should be
(COTA National Policy Forum
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'Ticking time bomb': Older Australians face housing crisis
Australian retirees will face a housing crisis within 15 years unless urgent action is taken, according to the Council on the Ageing.
It drew attention to the impact on older Australians of rising prices, rising rents, huge mortgage debt and the scarcity of suitable homes.
The assumption that Australians retire in a home they own underpins the nation’s superannuation and pension systems, but thi
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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.
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Sensible reform to finance affordable housing deserves cross-party support
Like Australia, the UK has a serious problem with housing affordability and supply, made worse by policy and market settings that fuel instability in rental housing.
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Majority of Australian tenants are living in rental stress
The Rent.com.au Rental Affordability Survey of more than 2,000 renters across Australia in April revealed that 53 per cent of tenants reported spending one-third to a half of their weekly income on rent. Rental stress occurs when a person pays more than a third of their income on rent.
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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).
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Older Women's Homelessness: designing smaller homes to meet rising demands
Older Women’s Homelessness:
A Growing Crisis
• 1 in 7 people experiencing homelessness are over 55 years old
• Only 1.62 percent of properties across Australia are affordable for single people on the age pension
• 14 percent of people aged 65-84, and 11 percent of people aged over 85, are now renting on the private market
• Home ownership rates dropped to 42% by 2014 and are expected to continue t
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