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Three charts on: poorer Australians bearing the brunt of rising housing cost
Rising housing costs are hurting low-income Australians the most. Those at the bottom end of the income spectrum are much less likely to own their own home than in the past, are often spending more of their income on rent, and are more likely to be living a long way from where most jobs are being created.
2017
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Housing costs force Queensland’s age pensioners into poverty
Queensland couples who rely on the age pension and rent in the private market are at the greatest risk of living in poverty compared to other seniors.
2017
Homeless in Paris: The Darker Side of the City of Light
Official statistics from 2012 put the number of people living without shelter in France at 141,500, an increase of 44% since 2001.
Broadly speaking, homelessness is a middle-aged problem. Almost half of people living on the street are between the ages of 30 and 49, compared with 26% of people over 18 and 25% over 50.
2017
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'Ticking time bomb': Older Australians face housing crisis
Australian retirees will face a housing crisis within 15 years unless urgent action is taken, according to the Council on the Ageing.
It drew attention to the impact on older Australians of rising prices, rising rents, huge mortgage debt and the scarcity of suitable homes.
The assumption that Australians retire in a home they own underpins the nation’s superannuation and pension systems, but thi
2017
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Single women face a frightening future of homelessness in Australia
Only about 6 per cent of homeless people in Australia are sleeping rough; the rest are in temporary accommodation, sleeping in their cars or couchsurfing.
And one of the most shocking trends from the data is the increase in homelessness among older women.
2017
Why older Australians don’t downsize and the limits to what the government can do about it
Encouraging senior Australians to downsize their homes is one of the more popular ideas to make housing more affordable. The trouble is, incentives for downsizing would hit the budget, but make little difference to housing affordability. This article looks at government incentives that could release housing stock without financially penalising older home owners.
2017
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Retirement Villages Approaching Capacity - Where Will Our Seniors Live?
Occupancy of retirement villages in Australia is close to capacity, highlighting the forthcoming shortage of age appropriate housing for senior Australians in their local communities.
2017
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Improved Housing Accessibility for Older People in Sweden and Germany: Short Term Costs and Long-Term Gains
The physical housing environment is important to facilitate activities of daily living (ADL) for older people.
2017
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Aged over 60 and female? Here's why you might be at risk of poverty
Poverty is a daily reality for millions of Australian women aged 55 and over.
Single elderly women – aged over 60 – living in Australia have the unfortunate distinction of belonging to the lowest income earning family group in the 2017 HILDA survey. This family subset, according to the survey, earns on average, less than $30,000 a year.
2017
Older Women's Studio Development Project
The aim of the project was to explore whether the model of smaller accommodation was suitable for housing
homeless older women in the inner and middle ring communities of Sydney. It was designed to be carried out in
two stages. Stage 1 engaged older women in co-designing smaller spaces that would work for them as long-term
homes.
2017
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