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The government has walked away from social housing. Now we are paying the price
Housing policy in Australia has a split personality: we are either shaking our heads at how hard it is for wealthy millennials to buy their first home or we are wringing our hands at the plight of the homeless.
Policymakers have responded in a piecemeal and often counterproductive fashion to these individual and seemingly isolated issues, providing financial incentives to first homebuyers and cri
2018
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Census of Population and Housing: Estimating homelessness, 2016
This publication presents estimates of the prevalence of homelessness, and the characteristics and living arrangements of those likely to be homeless, on Census night 2016 and compares those estimates to Census night in 2011, 2006 and 2001. Estimates are also provided for people whose living arrangements are close to the statistical boundary of homelessness, but who are not classified as homeless.
2018
Evaluation of the Homeshare pilots
Part of a series of three reports, this executive summary covers the third and final report from the evaluation of the UK Homeshare pilots programme.
2018
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Will you be renting in retirement?
The concept of retirees as mortgage-free homeowners is a problem for our current welfare system. Thanks to poor housing affordability, people who do own property are generally buying later in life and paying off their mortgage for longer.
2018
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Aging and on the streets
In the US, as housing costs rise and baby boomers age, growing numbers of the homeless are older. Between 2007 and 2014, there was a 20 percent increase nationwide in individuals over 50 living on the streets. They now make up more than one-third of the homeless in the United States.
Portland — long struggling to decrease its large and visible homeless population — also has seen a recent jump.
2018
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Moving Towards Age Friendly Housing in King County
This report is an assessment of current and projected needs for senior housing and housing-based support services in King County, Seattle. It provides recommendations for affordable senior housing strategies.
2018
The Growing Senior Population in Japan's Metropolitan Areas: Challenges for Japan, Hints for the World
Across Japan, the population is rapidly aging. An increase is expected in the number of households with a senior living alone or with the head of the household being aged 65 or older. These groups are expected to rise from about 30% of all households in 2015 to about 35% in 2025.
2018
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Learn to Innovate – European lessons on designing for ageing well
This ongoing research to develop innovative senior living schemes in towns and cities in the UK looks at examples in Denmark and The Netherlands.
Observations from two urban care homes in Copenhagen, that actively encourage social connection through the provision of shared and social spaces.
2018
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Life as an older renter
The New South Wales government has introduced a bill to reform the Residential Tenancies Act. This act sets out the rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants in private rental accommodation in NSW.
It is getting harder for older renters to find adequate, appropriate and secure housing. Older women – the focus of my work – are at particular risk.
2018
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Co-housing: could it take off?
Choice and control are the driving force behind a growing co-housing initiative for older Australians looking for alternatives to the traditional aged care and retirement living options.
2018
"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."