Housing Affordability

Homes for Life: Towards an older persons housing strategy
Homes for Life: Towards an older persons housing strategy has been developed by a coalition of non-government organisations concerned about the increasing housing affordability crisis facing our ageing population. As our population ages there is massive housing change underway. Home ownership, formerly the foundation of our housing, pension and aged care system, is rapidly in decline.
Housing for the Aged Action Group
2016
Themes:
Ageing Population, Housing Affordability, Policy, Private Rental

Housing and Ireland’s Older Population
It is sometimes argued that residential immobility on the part of older people results in the sub-optimal allocation of the housing stock. If older people remain in larger houses, then such houses are not available for the next generation of younger families.
Alan Barrett, Elish Kelly
2016
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Housing Affordability, Policy

Ending Homelessness in New Zealand:Final Report of the Cross-Party Inquiry on Homelessness
The hundreds of submissions and pieces of evidence presented to the Cross-Party Inquiry into Homelessness show that the level of homelessness in New Zealand is larger than any other time in recent memory and is continuing to grow.
Phil Twyford, Marama Davidson, Marama Fox
2016
Themes:
Housing Affordability, Ageing Population, Future housing solutions, Housing First, Public Housing, Definition of 'at risk of homelessness', Policy

Housing affordability stand-out issue for seniors' wellbeing
Housing affordability is the single most important factor in determining older people’s wellbeing, according to an Australian study. The Index of Wellbeing for Older Australians discovered there are large concentrations of over 65s experiencing low wellbeing on the fringes of major cities compared to inner-city areas but also found that housing affordability was the stand-out issue. The Index ma
The Senior
2016
Themes:
Housing Affordability, Ageing Population

How to Prevent and End Homelessness Among Older Adults
Older adults are at greater risk of homelessness than at any time in recent history.The population is aging, and more adults are aging into poverty. At the same time, housing is becoming more unaffordable and the costs of necessities like health care are rising, leaving older adults at risk of poverty and homelessness.
Jennifer Goldberg, Kate Lang, Vanessa Barrington
2016
Themes:
Poverty & homelessness, Ageing Population, Health, Housing Affordability, Pathways into homelessness

Why secure and affordable housing is an increasing worry for aged pensioners
The average housing costs of older (65-plus) outright homeowners in lone-person households were A$38 a week in 2013-14, the Australian Bureau of Statistics calculated, compared to $103 for older social housing tenants and $232 for older private renters. The power of affordable and secure housing to create a foundation for a decent life for people dependent on the age pension is clear. However, t
Alan Morris
2016
Themes:
Ageing Population, Housing Affordability, Private Rental, Aged Pension, Rental Stress

Developing a conceptual framework of living cost to income approach for depicting affordable housing locations: Policy implications for housing affordability in Melbourne, Australia
Affordable housing locations in metropolitan cities are usually assessed by rental cost or mortgage payment relative to income. Affordable housing locations are also influenced by locational characteristics such as distance from public transportation, service centres, city centre and employment centres.
Md Zillur Rahman, Delwar Akbar, John Rolfe
2016
Themes:
Housing Affordability, Urban Planning

Building Affordable Elderly Housing: How New Zealand’s planning system influences market outcomes
This paper explores the changing demographics of New Zealand’s elderly, the influence of the current planning system, and how planning has hindered the market’s ability to provide affordable elderly housing in areas of highest demand.
Alicia Taylor
2016
Themes:
Ageing Population, Housing Affordability, Policy, Future housing solutions

Seniors Housing - Issues Identification Paper
This issues paper considers the housing experiences of seniors in Auckland, with a focus on vulnerable groups (asset poor renters and owner‐occupiers in a financially vulnerable situation). Community and Social Policy have identified housing issues facing seniors to be an emerging policy area for investigation. Auckland’s population is growing, and becoming older.
Kimberley Howell
2016
Themes:
Ageing Population, Housing Affordability, Private Rental, Housing insecurity, Social Housing

Building Affordable Elderly Housing: How New Zealand's planning system influences market outcome
This paper explores the changing demographics of New Zealand’s elderly, the influence of the current planning system, and how planning has hindered the market’s ability to provide affordable elderly housing in areas of highest demand. It will then consider how the recently introduced Resource Legislation Amendment Bill 2015, through its recognition of the importance of affordable housing supply,
Alicia Taylor
2016
Themes:
Ageing Population, Ageing-in-Place, Housing Affordability, Future housing solutions, Policy, Retirement Housing

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