Policy

Social and Affordable Housing Fund
The Social and Affordable Housing Fund (SAHF) is a $1.1 billion New South Wales Government initiative funding the provision of social housing. The Government is investing the money to provide a stable income stream for up to 25 years to boost social and affordable housing, with homes to be built over four years.
Australia and New Zealand Infrastructure Pipeline
Themes:
Affordable Housing, Policy

Housing and Older People: time for fresh thinking and new ideas
In 2001 the UK Government set out its vision in ‘Quality And Choice For Older People’s Housing: A Strategic Framework’. This stated that ‘ ... housing... can be the springboard that enables older people to remain involved and live their lives to the full.’ This paper examines the problems and provides action plans.
Care and Repair England
Themes:
Ageing Population, Age Specific Housing, Ageing-in-Place, Policy, Co-housing, Retirement Housing

Inquiry into decent and accessible homes for older people
For the UK’s 1.4 million people over the age of 65 with unmet care needs, everyday essential tasks like getting out of bed, going to the toilet or getting dressed are inextricably linked to their living circumstances and are often made worse by poor housing conditions.This might be because they don’t have the right facilities in their homes for a carer to be able to cook, clean or help with their
Themes:
Policy, Housing Affordability, Housing in General

Elderly Homeless Men and Women: Aged Care's Forgotten People
Abstract In spite of Australia having an aged-care system that provides a wide range of residential and community-based, aged-care services to elderly men and women, which are appropriately monitored and audited, homeless people have historically found it difficult or impossible to access those services.
Bryan Lipmann
Themes:
Aged Care, Age Specific Housing, Policy, Older Men, Older Women, Social Housing

Homeless at home? Analysing the housing needs and insecurities of single, older, non-homeowning women
While it remains a relatively invisible issue in Australia, evidence is mounting that single, older women are increasingly at risk of housing insecurity and homelessness. This research looks at women’s housing preferences and aims to understand what makes them vulnerable to housing insecurity.
Olivia Nesbitt, Laurel Johnson
Themes:
Ageing Population, Older Women, Housing insecurity, Housing Affordability, Urban Planning, Policy

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