Housing Affordability
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,
2016
Housing Boomers - A report on housing issues facing South Australia's older population
This report addresses housing for older people on two primary levels; housing stress and homelessness.
2016
Chapter 9: Housing and economic security in retirement
This chapter of the report 'A husband is not a retirement plan' - Achieving economic security for women in retirement (Commonwealth of Australia, 2016), discusses the increase in the number of Australians, particularly women, who are relying on private rental accommodation in retirement.
A number of participants in the inquiry highlighted the interrelationship between housing and econom
2016
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Small area Indicators of Wellbeing for Older Australians (IWOA)
This work has identified a number of indicators of wellbeing for older people, and then brought these together into an index.
2016
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A Home of One's Own: Shared Equity Housing for Older Single Women
This project was established to research and develop a shared equity model of home
ownership, specifically geared to the needs of lower income women over the age of
55 years.
2015
The Future of Housing for Older Australians
The demand for seniors housing is expected to increase significantly in line with the ageing of the population over the coming decades. Broad changes to the housing situations of older people and the household structures in which they live have significant implications for successful ageing.
2015
The Finnish Homelessness Strategy: An International Review
The review covered the whole of the programme to reduce long-term homelessness
implemented during 2008–2011 and 2012–2015, Paavo I and Paavo II. The review
focused on the programme as a whole as well as its different aspects from the point
of view of implementing the Housing First model in Finnish society.
2015
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Ensuring Older Canadians have Access to Affordable Housing and Transportation
If we want to support older Canadians to live independently in their communities for as long as possible, we need to ensure that they can continue to access appropriate, secure and affordable housing and transportation options as they age. This policy briefing paper outlines measures needed to ensure older Canadians are able to successfully age in place.
2015
More NZ retirees will become homeless
New Zealand is facing a growing population of homeless older people.
The Salvation Army has released new research estimating that by 2030, 200,000 retirement-aged won't own a house and will be unable to afford rent.
2015
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The Future of Housing for Older Australians
This paper outlines the issues associated with the provision of a range of seniors housing products, including affordable products for those on lower incomes. It identifies strategies and makes recommendations for removing some of the key barriers to providing these housing products to address the current gaps in the seniors living market.
2015
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