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Presentations from The National Homelessness Conference, Melbourne 2018
The 2018 National Homelessness Conference, presenting the theme ‘Ending homelessness together’, delivered a wealth of evidence and information on ways to understand, reduce and alleviate homelessness. Over 800 delegates and more than 80 speakers participated across two very full days, exploring the underlying drivers of homelessness and the differing strategies on how best to overcome it.
2018
Prepare for public housing supply avalanche as ageing HDB flat owners die
Singapore reaches a population milestone in 2018: The total number of senior citizens at 65 years and older equals the number of young people at 15 years and younger. So far, the discussion on an ageing population has largely been focused on the costs of healthcare and social support. It is time to consider the impact on another area - public housing.
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For Low-Income Renters, the Affordable Housing Gap Persists
Finding affordable housing isn’t getting any easier for the more than a quarter of U.S. renters that are extremely low-income. For six years, the National Low Income Housing Coalition has released an annual report calculating the discrepancy between available affordable housing units and renters who earn below the poverty line or 30 percent of the area median.
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HOMELESSNESS IN GREAT BRITAIN HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HOMELESS - THE NUMBERS BEHIND THE STORY November 2018
New analysis from Shelter reveals that 320,000 people are recorded as homeless, as numbers rise again. This figure lays bare the true scale of Britain’s worsening housing crisis, despite repeated Government pledges to tackle the problem.
2018
A novel cohousing project for women and implications for loneliness
In the UK, some 14–17% of adults over 65 are lonely. Social isolation and the subjective experience of loneliness can increase the risk of poor health outcomes, including anxiety, depression, suicide, sleep problems and premature mortality. Cohousing is a form of grouped housing designed and managed by those who reside within it.
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Amplify Insights: Housing Affordability and Homelessness
Homelessness is not just rooflessness. We have seen the greatest increases in homelessness among people living in severely overcrowded dwellings; thus making homelessness increasingly hidden.
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How we can design and build the right homes for the older people of today — and tomorrow
As the proportion of older people in populations around the world grows, so too does demand for age-appropriate housing.
In 2016, a UK study found that while many older people want to downsize, they often find they can’t.
2018
The many costs of homelessness
Whether short or long-term, homelessness is one of the most severe forms of disadvantage and social exclusion that a person can experience
2018
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Designing Homes for an Ageing Population
Improved health and longevity in Ireland will lead to significant
advances in how long people choose to work into old age, and presents huge opportunities for new thinking about positive attitudes towards ageing.
As discussed in this report, this will place demands on Ireland’s social welfare and pensions system, and – without reform of housing policy the need for nursing homes and acute hospital
2018
Amplify Insights: Housing Affordability and Homelessness
This report assembles the evidence, from official statistics, academic research, and other publicly available information about the lived experience of homelessness and housing affordability in Australia.
2018
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"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."