Swinburne University and Housing for the Aged Action Group released a new report at Parliament House in Canberra today, showing that across the country, older people are increasingly facing multiple, overlapping forms of housing precarity, with serious impacts on their health and wellbeing. Older renters face the greatest risk, living in housing insecurity in unaffordable and poor condition homes, and older women disproportionately affected.
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.
Our Annual Report showcases the work of HAAG for the 2024-2025 financial year, broken down into our four pillars of changing lives by providing services, changing the system through our advocacy, honouring our heritage through elevating the voices of older people, and strengthening our organisation through sound governance.
Arthur*, aged in his 90’s, suffered a heart attack after receiving a rent increase notice. He and his partner had been living in the same rental property for 30 years, where the rent was increased by only small amounts every few years. After the property was sold, the new owner increased the rent to an amount more than the combined pensions of the couple.
Shane and Liz talk to David Kelly from the Centre for Urban Research about the Centre's research and the idea of dwelling justice. We also talk about legal changes to the rules for no-reason evictions and who'll be excluded from the new protections, and the winners of the Victorian government's Social Housing Volunteer Awards.
Since expanding the Home at Last service to the Northern Central Victoria region, Housing for the Aged Action Group is proud to have helped one hundred older people experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity to find safe, secure and affordable “forever homes”.
HAAG members will present two sessions at the Better Together conference - Advocating for systemic changes in aged care services and recognizing the importance of older LGBTQIA+ issues & Intergenerational Housing Options for the LGBTIQA+ Community.
Gender Responsive Housing at National Housing Conference
22 Oct 2025
Shane and Fiona speak to Wendy Morris and Amity James about their participation at the National Housing Conference in Perth, where they both spoke on a panel about gender responsive housing policies. Wendy Morris is a HAAG member and Amity James is an Associate Professor at Curtin University.
The Commissioner for Residential Tenancies and Social Housing is calling for older people to join her Renters advisory group, and a new group for Retirement Village residents.
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.
"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."