Research Paper
Housing Older Australians: Loss of home ownership and pathways into housing assistance
In Australia and other ‘homeownership societies’ it has been conventional to think of housing pathways in terms of a smooth linear progression, leading to outright ownership in middle age and a retirement buffered by low housing costs. This vision of the welfare role of home ownership is an important buttress of Australian retirement incomes policy.
2015
Security of tenure for the ageing population in Western Australia: Does current housing legislation support Seniors’ ongoing housing needs?
The genesis of this research commenced several years ago as the impactof Western Australia’s ‘resources boom’ was becoming evident. Although that period augured in years of prosperity for some Western Australians, for many – especially those on lower and xed incomes – the rising cost of living became problematic.
2014
Housing America's Older Adults : meeting the needs of an aging population
Affordable, accessible, and well-located housing is central to
quality of life for people of all ages, but especially for older adults.
However, the existing housing stock in the US is unprepared to meet the escalating need for affordability, accessibility, social connectivity, and supportive services.
2014
Downsizing amongst older Australians
The context of this research is the ageing population in Australia and its implications for housing and urban development. Ageing in place is a key policy response to population ageing, but this begs the question: ageing in what kind of place?
2014
Public housing stock transfer — impacts and implications for local government final report
This is the Final Report of a project that examines the impact of the South Australian Government’s announced program of public housing stock transfers to the community sector on local governments.
The community housing sector in Australia is defined as not-for-profit housing and is made up of both larger and smaller organisations.
2014
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Preventing first time homelessness amongst older Australians
This study examines older people’s homelessness in Australia, with a particular focus on the experience of becoming homeless for the first time in later life.
2014
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A Roof Over My Head: the final report of the Sustain project
There are now 3.8 million households living in the private rented sector (PRS), a number which has nearly doubled in the past ten years. The PRS is increasingly being used by local authorities and agencies to house homeless people but the ending of a private tenancy is now the leading cause of statutory homelessness.
2014
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Older women’s pathways out of homelessness in Australia
This study examines pathways out of homelessness for older women in Australia. It seeks to understand the range of possible responses and program models that would assist in addressing their homelessness. It explicitly intends to inform the service sector.In Australia there has been increasing attention to older women’s homelessness.
2014
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For Future Living: Innovative Approaches to Joining Up Housing and Health
In exploring housing and health for older people, our research examined the following questions:
• What do older people expect from their housing and housing providers?
• What choices does the UK housing market offer older and vulnerable people?
• What can we learn from the international literature about housing for older people, and can so-called intentional community approaches offer innovative
2014
Homelessness: Re-shaping the policy agenda?
This report evaluates the new statistical definition of homelessness adopted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) for the purposes of counting the homeless population.
2014
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