Policy
A Home for Life? A Critical Perspective on Housing Choice for “Downsizers” in the UK
A range of policy, research and media commentary has highlighted the link between housing, health, and wellbeing in later life, with discourses around “ageing in place” and “downsizing” emerging as particularly dominant.
This paper critiques current practices and discourses around the
commissioning, design, and management of purpose-built retirement housing.
2016
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Queensland: an age-friendly community - Action Plan
This action plan, which was informed by more than 9000 responses to our survey, outlines the Queensland Government’s priorities, initiatives and services that contribute to building age-friendly communities and supporting our strategic direction statement, Queensland: an age-friendly community.
2016
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An Emerging Research Strand: Housing Exclusion in Central and South East Europe
There was large-scale restructuring of welfare arrangements in
the post-soviet states of CEE and SEE in the post-transition years, with newly emerging social challenges including various forms of housing exclusion and homelessness.
This article summarises the state of research and some evidence in the CEE and SEE region.
2016
Generation Stuck Exploring the Reality of Downsizing in Later Life
The concept of downsizing in later life has received growing attention in debates over the current state of the housing market in the UK. However, in much of the recent debate around housing and later life, there is an underlying thread that under-occupancy by older people is a social injustice against younger generations struggling to get on the property ladder.
2016
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Housing Boomers - A report on housing issues facing South Australia's older population
This report addresses housing for older people on two primary levels; housing stress and homelessness.
2016
Neighbourhood Support and Aging-in-Place Preference Among Low-Income Elderly Chinese City-Dwellers
Aging-in-place (AIP) refers to “the ability to live in one’s own home and community safely, independently, and comfortably, regardless of age, income, or ability level” ( Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014 ). Promoting AIP is a policy objective for both developed and developing countries ( World Health Organization, 2007 ).
2016
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Security in Retirement The impact of housing and key critical life events
This research examines the wealth holdings of men and women at midlife (40–64 years old)and those who have recently retired, and the impact of some key life events in shaping that wealth.
2016
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Submission to the Parliament of Victoria Legal and Social Issues Committee Inquiry into the retirement housing sector
The policy challenge for housing an ageing population is how to sustain and enhance wellbeing across an individual’s life, while at the same time reducing the inequalities within each
generation, and ensuring an equitable allocation of resources between the generations.6
2016
Older Renters: The New Face of Poverty
Older private renters, especially those who are single and female, are the new face of poverty The number of older, single women in the private rental market increased by a massive 50 percent between the 2006 and 2011 ABS Censuses.
2016
Features of home and neighbourhood and the liveability of older South Africans
While older people live in developing countries, little is known about the relative importance of features of their communities in influencing their liveability.
We examinecomponents of home and neighbourhood among older South Africans.
2015
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