Housing Options for Older People

Our Housing Options booklet helps older Victorians who don't own their own home find safe, secure and affordable housing options.

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Information for older renters under new COVID-19 laws

This information is provided for older renters in Victoria, covering some of the new programs that can help with your tenancy and important changes to renting laws during the covid-19 pandemic.

Unmasking the Past - the 1919 flu pandemic and housing

12 Aug 2020
Fiona and Shane delve into the past with retired historian Dr Anthea Hyslop, currently in lockdown in the outskirts of Melbourne, Victoria who is noticing some startling parralels with the 1919 flu pandemic known as the "Spanish flu".  As one of the few experts on this part of our history, Anthea tells us about what happened a hundred years ago, the similarities and differences with what we are living through right now, and how the flu pandemic caused us to look at the link between housing and health.You can see more of Dr Anthea Hyslop on the ABC's Australian Story https://www.abc.net.au/austory/lest-we-forget/12297630
Listen in on 3cr.org.au

National forum fans flames for action on Older Women's Homelessness

At Risk: Older Women facing Homelessness in Australia - launching two reports detailing the burning issue of 405,000 older women at risk homelessness and the challenges many of them face living in the private rental sector. Watch the presentations from the event here

Evidence to the Inquiry into Homelessness in Victoria

Fiona York provided evidence outlining the need for affordable housing for older people in Victoria.

Read the Transcript here

Zoom General Meeting

20 Aug 2020

Our winter general meeting will discuss how people are dealing with the challenges they face during the coronavirus pandemic. Due to the pandemic, the meeting will not take place in person as usual. Instead we invite you to join us on Zoom using your telephone, tablet or computer.

At Risk: 405,000 older women risk homelessness without urgent policy reform

405,000 women aged 45 years and over are estimated as being at risk of homelessness.

PDF icon Policy snapshot and Key Findings

PDF icon Final Report: Understanding the population size and demographics of older women at risk of homelessness in Australia

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