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Responding to Older Persons Homelessness: What Works

HAAG published several articles as part of the June 2018 edition of Parity Journal.

Ageing on the Edge Older Persons Homelessness Prevention Project. Jeff Fiedler and Debbie Fawkner
Public Housing Redevelopments Impact Older Persons’ Health and Wellbeing Tegan Leeder
Housing Related Challenges for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities Gemma White
Independent Living Units: Underfunded and Misunderstood Fiona Waters

Make Renting Fair National Day of Action

11 Jul 2018

Taking action to highlight the plight of the real people who rent in Australia by sharing their messages to their landlords on social media

Responding to Older Persons Homelessness: What Works? - Launch of special edition of Parity Journal

16 Jul 2018

The June 2018 “Responding to Older Persons Homelessness: What Works? ”edition of Parity will be launched by Senator Doug Cameron, Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness and Shadow Minister for Skills, TAFE and Apprenticeships

Delivering on the Premier’s promise of fair tenancy laws for 1.5 million Victorians

Last October, the Victorian Government made promises to the community that you would pass legislation to ‘make renting fair’ in Victoria. We wrote to Minister Foley to urge that these reforms must be introduced to parliament without further delay to give them any chance of passing before the election, and to make sure that they don’t undermine the safety and security of older Victorians.

Ageing on the Edge Brochure

In response to rapidly increasing housing problems facing older people, Housing for the Aged Action Groups Older Persons Homelessness Prevention Project aims to raise awareness and improve services and housing for older people at risk of homelessness across Australia.

Download the Project Brochure

Client Services Manager

Submitted by Ruben on Wed, 06/27/2018 - 02:21

As Client Services Manager you will be leading a team of workers delivering housing support and retirement housing information, working closely with the Executive Officer, towards best practice service delivery. Having recently achieved accreditation under the Human Services Standards for the first time, the organization is entering an exciting new phase, while maintaining its central values of commitment to and inclusiveness for older people, integrity and social justice.

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Finally! Ombudsman promise a win for residents.

“Our members have been calling for an Ombudsman for the Retirement Housing industry for years,” said HAAG Chair Phyll Williams. “At the moment, older residents struggle to resolve disputes with their managers in quickly, cheaply and fairly. An ombudsman is sorely needed by many residents of retirement housing.” Ms Williams called on the Andrews government to match the LNP’s commitment. “Now that the Greens and the LNP have expressed support for an Ombudsman, its time for Labor to make it unanimous. Proper protections for older Victorians should not be a partisan issue,” she said.

Elder Abuse Cases Double at Older Person’s Housing Service

On World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Home at Last, a specialist housing support service for older people has revealed recent data showing a sharp spike in the number of clients reporting elder abuse over the last year. Since January 2018, 63 older people have reported abuse. This number has more than doubled since the same time last year.