Reports

At the crossroads in retirement: Older people at risk of homelessness

July 2016

Report prepared by Jeff Fiedler and Fiona York

This report is an analysis of the first two years of the Home at Last service and the thousands of older people who have sought help because they are at risk of homelessness.

The data shows that a large number of older people in Victoria are struggling to cope with their day to day living and are constantly on the edge of homelessness.

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Independent Voices: Collecting and recording the experiences of residents of Independent Living Units in Victoria

July 2016

Prepared by Aoife Cooke, HAAG Project Worker

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At Risk of Homelessness: Preventing Homelessness in Older CALD Communities

A ground-breaking report aimed at helping older people from culturally diverse communities avoid homelessness

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Home at Last's homelessness prevention strategy

September 2014

Prepared by Housing for the Aged Action group for the VHAP reform

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Working towards an older persons homelessness prevention strategy for the Victorian Homelessness Action Plan Reform

The Home at Last Service has been in operation since June 2012 as an Innovations Action Project (IAP) as part of the Victorian Government’s Homelessness Action Plan. Over the two years of the project Home at Last has become widely integrated into the housing, homelessness, health and aged care service systems across Victoria. This report outlines recommendations to extend the service as part of an older persons homelessness prevention strategy for Victoria.

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Home at Last progress report

Presentation- June 2014

By Jeff Fiedler and April Bragg, HAAG managers

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A changing private rental sector

Presentation - June 2014

By Dr. Wendy Stone, Director, AHURI Research Centre, Swinburne University of Technology. Presented at the HAAG 'Surviving or Thriving' Forum

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Preventing first time homelessness amongst older Australians

Presentation - June 2014

By Dr. Maree Petersen, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute for Social Science Research, University of Queensland. Older people’s homelessness is distinctive. Presented at the HAAG 'Surviving or Thriving?'

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HAAG Policy Platform 2014

Housing for the Aged Action Group Policy Platform Victorian Election 2014

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Older Women’s Pathways out of Homelessness in Australia

February 2014

Report commissioned by the Mercy Foundation. Authors: Dr Maree Peterson and Cameron Parsell

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