Affordable Housing

Older women the new face of homelessness

Older women have emerged as one of the most vulnerable groups in relation to housing insecurity and homelessness in Australia in recent years. They are not a group that is historically associated with homelessness and indeed, many older women have never been homeless before.

Debbie Georgopoulos

2019

Themes:

Older Women, Ageing Population, Affordable Housing

Improving the outcomes for older women at risk of homelessness

Older single women are the fastest growing cohort of people experiencing homelessness in Australia. Why is this?

Kobi Maglen

2019

Themes:

Ageing Population, Older Women, Pathways into homelessness, Policy, Affordable Housing

Lack of homes suitable for older people fuels housing crisis

England’s small towns are set to swell with increasing numbers of elderly people as they reject city living amid a hidden housing crisis caused by a lack of appropriate homes for a rapidly ageing population. The biggest increases in over-55 populations are expected to occur in small towns in the south of England.

Robert Booth

2019

Themes:

Ageing Population, Age Specific Housing, Policy, Affordable Housing

Older Women’s Risk of Homelessness: Background Paper

The number of older homeless women in Australia increased by over 30% between 2011 and 2016 to nearly 7,000. We have an ageing population, a high cost of housing, and a significant gap in wealth accumulation between men and women across their lifetimes. Without innovative solutions this problem will continue to increase.

Kay Patterson, Kathryn Proft, Joanna Maxwell

2019

Themes:

Older Women, Affordable Housing, Pathways into homelessness, Policy

Older Australians and the housing aspirations gap

This report examined the housing aspirations of older Australians, defined as households over the age of 55. Within this research, housing aspirations were explored through the AHA survey, where respondents selected their ideal location, number of bedrooms, dwelling type and tenure.

Amity James, Steven Rowley, Wendy Stone, Sharon Parkinson, Angela Spinney, Margaret Reynolds

2019

Themes:

Ageing Population, Affordable Housing, Age Specific Housing, Policy

Women and Housing Policy (APR 2019)

Women’s economic and other inequality creates disadvantage in accessing housing, including housing insecurity and homelessness. Women’s disadvantage occurs in the context of an Australian housing market characterised by a lack of affordable rental housing, together with tightly targeted social housing with long waiting lists. This has led to the emergence of a cohort of people on low incomes

Women's Electoral Lobby

2019

Themes:

Older Women, Housing in General, Policy, Affordable Housing, Private Rental

Lack of homes suitable for older people fuels housing crisis

England’s small towns are set to swell with increasing numbers of elderly people as they reject city living amid a hidden housing crisis caused by a lack of appropriate homes for a rapidly ageing population. After years of housing policy focused on first-time buyers, the RIBA is now calling on ministers to make it mandatory for all new homes to be accessible for older and disabled people, for cou

Robert Booth

2019

Themes:

Affordable Housing, Age Specific Housing, Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Co-housing

Vital Conversations - Giving Older Women in Greater Melbourne a Voice

The findings of the Greater Melbourne Vital Signs 2017 indicated that older women were facing challenges and, in some cases, extreme disadvantage across diverse aspects of their lives.

Susan Feldman, Harriet Rademacher

2019

Themes:

Older Women, Affordable Housing, Private Rental, Rough Sleeping

The Aging Homeless Population: Our Elders Are Our Responsibility

The percentage of older homeless adults in the US is growing at an alarming rate.

Jessica Dancisak

2019

Themes:

Ageing Population, Poverty & homelessness, Health, Affordable Housing