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Complex contracts and the 'lifestyle village' swindle

By ABC's Alan Kohler posted Thu 17 July 2014

Like financial advice, regulation of the retirement village and aged care industry doesn't go far enough. What's more, consumers may be swindled by complex contracts, writes Alan Kohler.

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Housing for the Aged Action Group takes action on the Mornington Peninsula

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Johan Scheffer MP on Labor's Platform on Housing

Johan Scheffer MP, Member for Eastern Victoria Region, congratulated HAAG on it's policy platform. Scheffer also provided us with an extract from the Labor Platform of the Housing Policy.

Read Scheffer's letter and the ALP Housing Policy  (352 MB)

An Age Old Problem

Homelessness and poverty don't discriminate. Sophie Quick from the Big Issue spoke to three older women who have found circumstances stacked against them.

This article ran in the Big Issue in June 2014.  The Big Issue:  http://www.thebigissue.org.au/blog/2014/08/01/an-age-old-problem/

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HAAG Member speaks about Home at Last on Channel 9's Mornings program

Watch HAAG member Alma and Jenny Smith from CHP in an interview on a Channel 9 breakfast show. Friday 9th May 2014.

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HAppenings, Newsletter of Homelessness Australia

In HAppenings, the monthly newsletter of Homelessness Australia, Q and A talks with Jeff Fiedler, from Housing for the Aged Action Group Inc (HAAG),  about all things 'older persons' homelessness.

READ the INTERVIEW as it appeared online in HAppenings, 28th April, 2014

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Public housing shortage escalates

Victoria’s public housing shortage has worsened, with more than 1000 people being added to the waiting list.
There were 35,027 people on the public housing waiting list in the March quarter, up from 33,916 in the December quarter, according to state figures released on Thursday.
The 3.3 per cent increase comes after the state government pledged to renovate 9500 public housing properties over five years. But the plan has been criticised for not including funding for new properties to meet the growing demand.

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Published in the Age, Friday 25th April. Steve Lillebuen

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