Submissions

Federal Pre Budget Submission 2026

As an organisation that delivers housing and related support services to older people experiencing homelessness and housing stress, we see first-hand how the unequal housing system impacts on the health and wellbeing of older people. We support policies that reduce inequality, strengthen economic security, and ensure all people have access to safe, decent and affordable housing.

HAAG welcomes the opportunity to provide input into the Treasury through the pre-budget submission process. This submission is based on our experience delivering housing and related support services to older people, research and lived experiences of older people experiencing housing stress or homelessness in Australia. We especially acknowledge the contributions to this submission made by members of HAAG’s lived experience advisory groups including National Alliance of Seniors for Housing, Retirement Accommodation Action Group (RAAG), LGBTQIA+ reference group and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) reference group and NSW Lived Experience Advocacy Group (LEAG).

Submission to the Inquiry into Capital Gains Tax Discount

HAAG is concerned that the current Capital Gains Tax discount settings are contributing to widening inequality, worsening housing affordability, and undermining Australia’s long-term social and economic wellbeing. We believe significant reform is necessary.

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Victorian Pre-budget Submission 2026-2027

HAAG's pre-budget submission calls on the Victorian Government to further invest in our housing support and early intervention services, build Public and Community housing with some set aside for older people, revitalise the ILU sector and pilot shared equity housing schemes for older people.

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Submission to the Inquiry into Aged Care Service Delivery

The new Support at Home program, implemented in response to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, aims to ensure ‘a simpler and more equitable system for older people that helps them to stay at home for longer’. While HAAG supports this vision, we hold grave concerns about whether the implementation of the program will meet the needs of older people in precarious housing.

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Consultation on the proposed community housing development for women and children in Rosebud

Housing for the Aged Action Group strongly supports the Council’s proposal to lease land for community housing in Rosebud. We commend Mornington Peninsula Shire for its vision to provide safe, stable, and affordable medium-term housing for low-income women and their children, as well as women aged 55 and over at risk of homelessness. Community housing provides vital affordable and stable housing that older people desperately need.

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Submission to the Inquiry into ACT Human Rights (Housing) Amendment Bill

Legislation before the ACT Parliament proposes that the right to housing is included in their Human Rights Act. Secure, adequate housing is fundamental to the wellbeing of older people. HAAG supports measures to ensure older people’s rights are protected and they are empowered to exercise those rights.
 
HAAG strongly supports the inclusion of the right to adequate housing in the Human Rights Act 2004 (ACT), and urges the Committee to recommend that the Human Rights (Housing) Amendment Bill 2025 be passed.

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Support for older people's Social Housing in Inglewood, WA

HAAG writes to support of the proposal for a restrictive covenant on the development at 969/971 Beaufort Street, Inglewood, WA, to ensure that the social housing provided in the development is allocated to older people in perpetuity. We also urge that the development meets the requirements of the Livable Housing Design ‘Silver’ Standard.

Submission to Victoria's 2026–30 Climate Change Strategy

HAAGs submission to the consultation on Victoria’s Climate Change Strategy 2026-30 calls for a have a specific focus on supporting older Victorians, particularly those who are financially disadvantaged, in recognition of the disproportionate impact of climate change on older people. We recommend that the Strategy acknowledges the links between climate change and housing, supporting calls for a significant increase in the number of public, community and affordable housing.  We also recommend strengthening minimum energy efficiency standards for rental properties, and improving the ability of public and community housing to withstand extreme heat events, with a priority on 55+ public housing stock.

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Submission to the Inquiry into the redevelopment of Melbourne’s public housing towers

The Victorian Government's plans to "retire and redevelop" public housing towers in Flemington and North Melbourne raise serious concerns about the future of genuine public housing. While residents have been promised relocation assistance and the right to return, the proposed redevelopments will only increase "social" housing units by a mere 10%, with the majority of new apartments being privately owned. Critical details regarding land ownership, development types, and the preservation of public housing remain undisclosed. Our submission makes recommendations to address these serious concerns.

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Joint submission to the Inquiry into the redevelopment of Melbourne’s public housing towers

Our joint submission alongside a wide range of community and legal organisations calls on the inquiry to recognise these shared principles, respecting the rights of Public Housing tower residents!

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