The Albanese government will invest $10b in a housing future fund to open up social and affordable lodging to Australians. The decision comes after fears that the rising cost of living could drive more [older] people to the brink of ...

A manager of an aged care provider has said ageist attitudes may be behind the rising number of homelessness among older people. NSW has followed Victoria in putting forward recommendations to address the 42 per cent increase of homelessness among ...

Over fifty per cent of older Australians consider climate change and homelessness to be significant issues, a new survey has found. Peak aged care body COTA asked over 6,000 older Australians living in NSW about their attitudes and feelings on ...

While searching for a place to live near the city, 41-year-old student Ruth* said that something clicked when she first met her 83-year-old housemate, Lucy*.  The pair have lived together in Lucy's apartment in Sydney’s beachside suburb of Coogee for ...

When Bryan Lipmann founded Wintringham, he wanted it to be a place where he could envisage himself growing old. A place where if he wanted to, he could enjoy a drink, have a smoke, visit the local pub or leave ...

  Managing your own health while navigating the health system can be hard enough for most of us, but imagine having to do it with the added burden of being homeless. That’s the scenario facing clients of Erin Longbottom, nurse ...

On any given night in Australia, over 100,000 people are homeless. The impact of not having a permanent residence goes far beyond simply not knowing where you might safely lay your head to sleep. Homelessness makes it difficult for people ...