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Adapting to the Challenges of an Ageing Population for Social Housing
One in six people in the UK are now over 65. More people are living beyond 80. The elderly living in couples or alone now make up 25% of all households.
2014
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Security of tenure for the ageing population in Western Australia Does current housing legislation support Seniors’ ongoing housing needs?
The genesis of this research commenced several years ago as the impact of Western Australia’s ‘resources boom’ was becoming evident. . Although that period augured in years of prosperity for some Western Australians, for many – especially those on lower and fixed incomes – the rising cost of living became problematic.
2014
Women and Homelessness in Spain
This work focuses on the situation of homeless women in present-day Spain. This constitutes both a social and a personal problem embedded in the dynamics of social exclusion and linked to the interplay among structural, family/relational, personal and cultural elements.
2014
Homelessness: Re-shaping the policy agenda?
This report evaluates the new statistical definition of homelessness adopted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) for the purposes of counting the homeless population.
2014
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My House or My Home? The challenges of ageing and housing
Discussion points from the Social Care Workforce Research Unit (King's College, London) 2014 Annual Conference.
2014
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Rethinking the Care Needs of Older Homeless People
Our research project, “Homelessness in Late life: Growing Old on the Streets, in Shelters, and Long-term Care” explores the challenges older homelessness brings for aging societies as a whole and for service providers working in housing, shelter and long-term care.
It involves a critical policy analysis; qualitative interviews with service providers and older homeless people; and participant obse
2014
Aging in The Netherlands: State of the Art and Science
Abstract
The population of the Netherlands is aging, although it is still relatively young in comparison with the population of most other European countries. As Dutch society transitions from a welfare state to a society based more on individual responsibility, the increasingly well-educated and financially well-off elderly people wish to exert more control over their own lives.
2014
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Older Homeless Women in Australia
Australia is often cited as an economic success story. Unfortunately, not everyone has reaped these economic benefits and concern has been mounting for some time about a deteriorating wealth divide within Australian society. Central to these concerns is the lack of affordable housing.
2014
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Innovative housing solutions for an ageing population - a case study
Common Ground Tasmania is about providing people with the support they need to recover from the trauma of homelessness, to exit an endless cycle of homelessness and crisis accommodation, to stay housed and to rebuild their lives.
Four key features of the Common Ground supportive housing model:
- Permanent, affordable accommodation with design features adding value to the surrounding community
- A
2014
How does homelessness affect senior women?
In 2013, the OECD reported that Canada has a low old-age poverty rate compared to other OECD countries—7.2%—but it is rising while other countries’ are decreasing.
2014
"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."