Australia’s ageing population is colliding with a housing system under strain. More older Australians are facing multiple, often overlapping forms of housing precarity, including homes that cost too much or fall short on basic standards – or both.
New research, launched today at Parliament House and commissioned by Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG), shows that such forms of housing precarity are affecting the health, wellbeing and financial hardship of mid-life and older Australians. They are also harming private renters and women the most.
