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Elderly care and housing demand in the EU: Golden opportunities, but mind the cultural gap
Ageing often has a negative connotation, especially in an economic sense. On average, retired people produce and consume less than young people do. However, ageing is not just a story of declining economic potential. The other side of the coin shows rising demand for products and services that are tailored to the needs of the elderly.
2019
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Older Renters Struggling with Affordability, Insecurity, and Lack of Agency
This paper highlights the results of UK's Generation Rent’s 2019 survey of private renters.
2019
This new development will provide Seattle’s aging homeless population with housing and health care
As King County’s homeless population ages and grows, shelters, service providers and hospitals are becoming overwhelmed by both the number of clients they serve and the increasingly severe medical conditions those clients face.
2019
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Use of homelessness services by contemporary ex-serving Australian Defence Force members 2011–17
Between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2017, 1,215 contemporary ex-serving Australian Defence Force (ADF) members used specialist homelessness services (SHS), representing 1.1% of the contemporary ex-serving ADF population (those who have at least 1 day of service on or after 1 January 2001 who discharged after that date).
2019
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Mutual Appreciation: A Social Innovation Think Piece
A triple threat is looming in relation to ageing in Australia, one with particular implications for women. While access to secure and affordable housing can mean the difference between poverty and a decent life in older age, full home ownership in Australia is increasingly a privilege. As we age, housing takes on particular significance.
2019
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Housing Options for Our Ageing Population
Irish people are living longer and healthier lives, which presents both challenges and opportunities for the Government, particularly in the spheres of housing and health. This Policy Statement is an important step in this Government’s response to those challenges.
2019
Hundreds of elderly people could end up in homeless hubs within 5 years, says charity
Hundreds of older people could end up in homeless hubs within five years if measures are not taken to regulate rent increases and protect the housing rights of the ageing population in Ireland.
Alone, the national charity for older people in Ireland, believes that unless urgent action is taken, the housing crisis for older people will get worse in the years to come, as more and more people rent f
2019
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Homelessness in the older population
Experiences of homelessness within the UK ageing populations are mounting, not only in terms of sheer numbers, but also as a proportion of the homeless demographic.
2019
Delivering equity: A new deal for pensioners who rent
This report is the third in KPMG’s series on workforce discrimination against women. It makes public policy suggestions to support an especially disadvantaged group in which women are over‑represented — those over 50 years of age who are renting privately.
2019
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Affordable housing: who needs it and why
There is a growing shortfall of affordable housing in Australia. The delivery of affordable housing in Australia is in desperate need of a shakeup. This is an interview with UNSW City Futures Research Fellow Dr Laurence Troy, which provides an explanation of the current situation in Australia.
2019
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"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."