Policy
Supporting older lower income tenants in the private rental sector
The housing situation for older lower income renters differs from younger lower income renters in that they have finished their working life (and usually have low levels of wealth), they have very limited incomes (i.e.
2018
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Life as an older renter, and what it tells us about the urgent need for tenancy reform
Reform in the private rental sector is essential. Growing numbers of Australians rent their housing and increasing proportions are expected to rent long-term. This makes it essential that private rental housing meets the need that every person has for a secure and affordable home. It is getting harder for older renters to find adequate, appropriate and secure housing.
2018
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Amplify Insights: Housing Affordability and Homelessness
This report assembles the evidence, from official statistics, academic research, and other publicly available information about the lived experience of homelessness and housing affordability in Australia.
2018
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Ensuring living condition for ageing population by public–private partnership (PPP)
Lack of financial resources has become one of the main issues in
fulfilling social and physical needs in urban development. The declining levels of public resources make the collaboration between public and private investors necessary.
2018
Life as an older renter
The New South Wales government has introduced a bill to reform the Residential Tenancies Act. This act sets out the rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants in private rental accommodation in NSW.
It is getting harder for older renters to find adequate, appropriate and secure housing. Older women – the focus of my work – are at particular risk.
2018
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Healthy settings for older people are healthy settings for all: the experience of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
This report shows how age-friendly environments have been created at the subnational level in Italy, using examples primarily from the Region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
2018
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The Homelessness Monitor: England 2018
The homelessness monitor is a longitudinal study providing an independent
analysis of the homelessness impacts of recent economic and policy
developments in England. It considers both the consequences of the post-2007
economic and housing market recession, and the subsequent recovery, and also
the impact of policy changes.
2018
Healthy settings for older people are healthy settings for all: the experience of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
In 2016, Friuli-Venezia Giulia developed innovative strategies that have been recognized by the European Commission with the conferring of the title, reference site, in the scope of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Aging.
2018
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Shared Housing Arrangements in Germany—An Equitable Alternative to Long Term Care Services beyond Homes and Institutions?
Germany has experienced a growing interest and investment in innovative models of aged care that can provide more choice and flexibility to beneficiaries, while reducing the need for costly institutionalization.
One model that has gained special attention is shared housing arrangements, in which a limited number of six to eight people in need of care rent private rooms in ordinary apartment build
2018
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Report Finds Sharp Rise in Older Women Experiencing Homelessness
The report, “Retiring into Poverty”, released by the National Older Women’s Housing and Homelessness Working Group, said systemic factors such as lower superannuation, unequal pay and forced time off to raise children were key factors of the increase.
The combination of women having a lower overall income and housing affordability in major cities was a cause of great instability.
Housing afforda
2018
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