Homelessness is growing fastest among women, particularly older women. Financial disadvantage faces women throughout their lives and often bites hard as they age. Women earn less than men and retire with almost half as much superannuation. They have limits on their ability to work full-time and spend more time in unpaid, undervalued work caring for […]
January has been a busy month in the policy space, with submissions to two Victorian inquiries and and on the Australian Government’s Religious Discrimination Bill 2019. Inquiry into Homelessness in Victoria Our recent submission to the inquiry highlighted the steadily increasing number of older people who are homeless. For growing numbers of older people, safe
We want to support the Victorian Government to continue to play a significant role in ensuring that older people, particularly those with complex needs or those experiencing significant disadvantage, are able to access the support and services they need within their communities. With significant recent policy reform, government and the community must reframe how we
How does a mature well-educated, white middle class woman suddenly find herself facing homelessness and poverty? Jane Gilmore believes she is ‘lucky’. Her education, her mum and her ability to access resources has meant poverty but survival. It has also meant dealing with humiliation, shame and loss of hope. ‘Divorce, debt and redundancy had crashed
A coalition of non-government organisations concerned about the increasing housing affordability crisis facing our ageing population have developed Homes for Life: Towards an older persons housing strategy. This roadmap brings together the key concerns of the major organisations assisting the most vulnerable older people in Victoria. It reflects the views expressed at the A Home
