Journals
The Ageing Elephant in the Room
Read an article by Jeff Fiedler, Tenancy Advice / Policy Worker that appeared in the March 2010 edition of Parity .
In previous editons of Parity Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG) has highlighted the plight of older people caught in private rental housing poverty who are unable to afford increasing rents, are in constant fear of eviction and who need quality housing as they age. 
While there are many groundbreaking policy initiatives that are being implemented from the White Paper, it is frustrating for organisations like ours that the Commonwealth Government again has ignored the plight of older private renters who are, by the governement's own estimation, the highest needs group of all ages and housing tenures.
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Social Work in Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG)
Read an article by Ena Ahern, Social Worker and the Intake, Referral and Housing Options Coordinator at HAAG. This article was printed in Victorian Social Work Winter '09 Newsletter (produced by the Australian Association of Social Workers [AASW]) July 2009
Social Work in Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG) by Ena Ahern
My social work role in HAAG is the Intake, Referral and Housing Options coordinator assisting older Australians who are renting in the private market and living in insecure housing. All communication is underpinned by the values and aims and objectives of the organisation and by the AASW Code of Ethics...Many older people contact HAAG as they are unable to maintain their private rental accommodation due to the rental increase above income - way above the fixed aged penison...
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Older People Need a Special Housing Plan
Read an article by Jeff Fiedler,Tenancy Advice and Policy Worker at HAAG. This article was printed in Parity (produced by Council to Homeless Persons) April 2009
It has been heartening to see the active leadership of the Commonwealth Government in housing policy for the first time in more than a decade. Significant government action is needed at this time where conditions for renters in the private market are continuing to worsen. With housing markets failing to deliver affordable housing after being offered generous tax incentives for years, older people are the least able to cope due to their age, fixed incomes and increasing frailty and health problems. So what is the situation for older private renters in 2009, and are the government programs that have been announced addressing their urgent need for stable and affordable housing?
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Time for Older Persons' Housing Action
This article by Jeff Fiedler appeared in Parity August 2008.
Affordable housing for older people has been a neglected area of government support for more than two decades. While housing poverty has been on the rise for all people on low incomes, HAAG believes that older people must be prioritised due to the projected growth of an ageing population, many older persons' reliance on the aged pension and the severe health and aged care consequences on not housing older people adequately. Directed government support is urgently required to address this situation.
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