February 3rd 2017 - Australian Ageing Agenda- Darragh O'Keeffe
Australian Ageing Agenda- Darragh O'Keeffe- A new coalition of aged care providers, homelessness services and consumers is being established to bring about government action on the urgent need for older people’s housing amidst worsening rates of homelessness among seniors...
Heading for Home - options for rental law reform
25 Jan 2017
The state government's review of Victorian rental laws is coming to a close after over a year of consultation. They recently released an options paper setting out some ideas they're considering for reform. I talked to Tenants Union policy officer Yaelle Caspi about the options paper - is it good or bad? What will it mean for older renters?
Older Australians are facing an increasingly uphill battle with the cost of renting in the private market, data from the Productivity Commission’s 2017 Report on Government Services shows.
WANTIRNA Caravan Park evictees have told of the financial stress they are under, with one man standing to lose $170,000 on the unit he is now trying to sell...
The Conversation - Alan Morris -12th December 2016
The average housing costs of older (65-plus) outright homeowners in lone-person households were A$38 a week in 2013-14, the Australian Bureau of Statistics calculated, compared to $103 for older social housing tenants and $232 for older private renters.
Beverly and William Bolton have lived at the BP caravan park in Werribee South for 23 years. Cabin No. 49 is a modest three-bedroom demountable, but it's home...
Open letter to Prime Minister Turnbull - December 2016
HAAG stand with the 209 community agencies who are calling on COAG to secure the future of the National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness (NPAH)...
Residential Parks are being sold off to property developers for millions, while those who own a home on the land -often over 55s- are being compensated poorly, or not at all.
The Victorian Gender Equality Strategy was launched at the Melbourne Arts Centre by Fiona Richardson, Minister for Women and Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence.
Opinion peice by Fiona York, HAAG manager in the Australian Ageing Agenda, Community Care Review November 2016
Governments need to urgently increase their investment in affordable housing options and specialist support services to address the growing number of older people in housing stress...
"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."