Housing for the Aged Action Group - Changing Lives. Changing the System - Ending Homelessness for

DOI: The number of older women living in a home with a mortgage increased at a greater rate (68%) than the number of older men living in a home with a mortgage (58%). [...] DOI: The proportion of older people that live in social housing has decreased as a proportion of the population, and the number of older people living in social housing has increased over the last decade at a rate that is much slower than the rate of population growth in this age group (11% compared to 34%), indicating failure t. [...] DOI: The number of older women renting increased at a greater rate (77%) than the number of older men renting (69%) in the decade to 2021. [...] DOI: Older women experiencing homelessness • The rate of older women experiencing homelessness is increasing, disproportionately to the rate of population increase (ie. [...] Older people are disproportionately impacted by climate change, especially heat waves System-wide risks of housing insecurity require system-wide solutions Preventing homelessness: Housing Supply Measures to increase general housing supply to address the current housing shortages across the country will not increase supply for the older people in the lowest income households, unless it is dedicate.