Victorian Campaign Updates

Based in Melbourne, HAAG campaigns for real investment in Public and Community Housing, better regulation of retirement and private rental housing, and better support for older people to be able to access safe, secure and affordable housing across the state.

Action Updates

Call out for Housing Champions!

Are you passionate about improving housing for older people in Victoria?
Do you have a personal story about housing insecurity or homelessness – either your own or of someone you know – that you’re willing to share?
Are you keen to talk to your community, politicians, election candidates (and even the media) about why housing for older people is important?

Inquiry into renewable and affordable energy for apartments

People living in apartments and multi-unit dwellings, particularly renters, continue to face numerous barriers to accessing renewable and affordable electricity. As a result, they are unable to share the financial and health benefits, and those most in need of lower cost electricity are least able to obtain it. Without targeted action, Victoria’s energy transition risks reinforcing existing housing and income inequalities. Affordable, renewable energy is not a privilege of home ownership. It is essential infrastructure for health, dignity, and the right to age safely in place. We commend the Parliament for examining how best to expand access to renewable and affordable electricity for Victorians in these dwellings.

Read our submission 

Joint statement on the redevelopment of seven public housing towers dedicated to older Victorians

A joint statement by Housing for the Aged Action Group, Council to Homeless Persons, Council on the Ageing Victoria, Elder Rights Advocacy, Tenants Victoria, Victorian Public Tenants Association and Victorian Council of Social Services regarding the redevelopment of older persons high rises. 

Priced Out, Run Down: Older Australians in unaffordable and poor-condition housing

This report by Swinburne University of Technology, commissioned by Housing for the Aged Action Group, explores the multiple, often overlapping forms of housing precarity experienced by mid- life and older people in Australia, focusing on private renter households and mortgaged households. The report combines measures of housing affordability stress and housing quality and conditions, offering a new lens on multidimensional precarity for ageing Australians.

Read the full report

Read the summary with Federal recommendations

Read the summary with Victorian recommendations

Victorian Pre-budget Submission 2026-2027

HAAG's pre-budget submission calls on the Victorian Government to further invest in our housing support and early intervention services, build Public and Community housing with some set aside for older people, revitalise the ILU sector and pilot shared equity housing schemes for older people.

Read our pre-budget submission

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