Council on the Ageing's National Policy Forum will place the spotlight on what housing means in later life and explore current policy issues and future trends around housing for older Australians. Jeff Fiedler will be speaking on behalf of the Ageing on the Edge - National Action Project about actions we need to take to prevent homelessness amongst older people.
The Government has recently responded to the 2016 Access to Justice Review, prepared by the Department of Justice and Regulation.HAAG made a submission to this review, which included six background papers and related terms of reference.
The Government has recently responded to the 2016 Access to Justice Review, prepared by the Department of Justice and Regulation.
HAAG made a submission to this review, which included six background papers and related terms of reference. HAAG's submission can be found here.
The Government has accepted or accepted in-part 57 of the recommendations with some being referred to the courts, and the remaining three recommendations are under further consideration.
Ageing on the Edge – National Action Project is underway in New South Wales, with key groups coming together to plan for action. A Reference Group Meeting was held on the 18th of May the NSW Federation of Housing Associations and was attended by representatives of Homelessness NSW, The Mercy Foundation, Aged Care Services Australia, The Tenants Union, The Benevolent Society as well as Family and Community Services.
The latest Rental Affordability Index found that pensioners are being priced out of the rental market. No surprise to HAAG members who have been feeling the rental squeeze for many years.
"Across the nation, the single pensioner household is facing Severely Unaffordable and Extremely unaffordable rents. For the most part, locating in metropolitan areas (which is where one bedroom dwellings are generally available) would require 60 per cent or more of the pensioner’s income to be spent on rent.
Housing pressures on this household type would also be compounded by a number of other pressures, including health care costs associated with aging".
"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."