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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF HAAG

1. Housing for the Aged Action Group exists to work towards the alleviation of housing related poverty for older Australians and to provide housing support services to disadvantaged older Victorians.

2. The role of Housing for the Aged Action Group is to provide effective tenancy, information and support services to older tenants living in Victoria. These services must be accessible to all, comprehensive and work to enhance older tenants' ability to have control of their own life
choices. These services must also be accountable to the organization's membership, service users and funding providers.

OBJECTIVES OF HAAG

Housing for the Aged Action Group aims to work towards the alleviation of housing related poverty by:

1. Providing accessible, equitable, appropriate and quality tenancy support and housing and tenancy information services to the broad range of older tenants living in Victoria, particularly those identified as most in need.

2. Assisting frail, financially disadvantaged older people living in Victoria, who are renting or who are homeless, to meet both their accommodation and support needs, to allow them to remain in the community.

3. Providing a state forum for aged people to raise and act upon housing issues affecting them and fostering opportunities for mutual housing support and information sharing among group members.

4. Working towards heightened community awareness of the rights of the aged, to secure low cost rental housing and to lobby for these rights.

5. Working for policy changes and projects which enhance the supply and quality of low cost rental housing for the aged such as the freedom to choose between one bedroom and two bedroom units. To work for policy changes in tenancy related areas such as access to information and tenants' rights.

6. Providing a link with other relevant groups, bodies and individuals in Victoria in respect of aged housing issues. To liaise with local, regional, state and federal agencies working for income and housing justice.