Affordable Housing
Sustainable Housing for Sustainable Cities: A Policy Framework for Developing Countries
This report outlines key concepts and considerations underpinning the idea of sustainable housing and provides a comprehensive framework for designing sustainable housing policies and practical actions.
2012
The ageing population will change demand for housing. In particular, it is likely that more adaptable and specialised housing will be needed.
By 2033, total UK households are projected to increase by 27%. In that time, one-person households are projected to increase by 54%, with half of the growth in the over 65 group.
Building suitable new homes and supporting the adaptation of the
existing housing stock will be critical as the population ages.
(Housing and Neighbourhoods Policy Implication 4.1)
2012
Housing our ageing population
If ever confirmation was required of the importance of housing provision for an ageing population, it came with the announcement of the 2011 census results for England and Wales on 16 July 2012.
2012
Demographic Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Housing Markets
With the aging of the Baby Boomers, America’s population of seniors is growing and diversifying fast. Fewer seniors are disabled and more of them are financially independent, but the sheer size of the Baby Boom generation means that a large increase in the absolute number of seniors facing housing affordability and independent living challenges is inevitable.
2012
Preparing the Future: Affordable Housing and the Challenge of an Ageing Population in Europe - Success Stories
The European Year (2012) is raising public awareness about the contribution older people make to society. The aim of this initiative is to encourage political decision-makers and stakeholders at all levels to work for better framework conditions for active ageing and to reinforce intergenerational solidarity. The real challenge is to involve the growing number of older people in these objectives.
2012
Getting in front of homelessness: housing single older women now
Single older women in Australia have emerged as a growing population group vulnerable to housing insecurity and at risk of homelessness in their old age. Their vulnerability arises from the gendered nature of labour and child rearing in Australia which compromises women's lifetime capacity to earn, acquire and retain housing equity.
2012
Housing Loneliness and Health
This Essay asks whether housing, loneliness and health are connected in contemporary Australia, and if they are, is it a nexus that can be addressed positively through housing policy.
2011
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Making Do: Housing Quality and Affordability in the Low to Moderate Income Specific Housing Sector
Better cities require integrated planning and monitoring across the board that is inclusive of age-specific housing. Australia’s ageing population presents a number of challenges for provision of appropriate and affordable housing and care for those on low to moderate incomes.
2011
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Partnerships Among Community Development, Public Health, And Health Care Could Improve The Well-Being Of Low-Income People
Community development is an enterprise that helps low-income people and communities by giving them access to financing and other tools to build affordable housing, start businesses, and build community facilities such as charter schools, health clinics, and child care centers. In short, community development helps make struggling communities more vibrant economically and stronger socially.
2011
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Asset poverty and older Australians’ transitions onto housing assistance programs
This project aims to explore how the asset-poor status of older Australians helps to determine their demand for housing assistance, the coping strategies used by the asset-poor as they strive to secure satisfactory housing outcomes and the importance of these outcomes to ontological security.
2010
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