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The 2017 Federal Budget has some good measures for older Australians in the areas of health, housing and mature age employment but missed the opportunity to provide better support for older people with poor oral or dental health.
Leading seniors’ advocacy body COTA Australia says the annual Anglicare Australia Rental Affordability Snapshot released today paints a bleak picture of rental affordability across Australia, highlighting the urgent need for action in the upcoming budget.
February 2017 – COTA continues its call for current and future governments to take a long-term, strategic, integrated policy approach to population ageing, and a fair, equitable and productive policy approach towards current and future cohorts of older Australians.
The shocking figures revealed in Anglicare’s annual Rental Affordability Snapshot today demonstrates the need for all political parities to prioritise housing affordability in their election platforms.
The release of the Rental Affordability Index today again highlights the high levels of housing stress being felt across the nation and the need for all levels of government to act to firstly prevent it from worsening, and preferably to turn it around.
The peak body for older Australians, COTA Australia is calling on governments to address factors that are forcing more and more older Australian women into poverty and homelessness.
Leading seniors advocate, COTA Australia, today joined Anglicare in calling for a national plan for affordable housing, with the latest housing snapshot showing just 3.4% of rental properties nation-wide were affordable for people on an aged pension.
Productivity Commission research into housing and older Australians should be considered as a part of a comprehensive retirement incomes package which considers the impacts on the quality of life of older people, not just as a Budget quick fix, leading seniors advocate COTA Australia said today
Submission to Senate Inquiry into affordable housing
COTA Australia welcomes the opportunity to provide comment on the draft terms of reference for the Financial Systems Inquiry.
Australia’s five and a half million older citizens want a future free from discrimination; to be able to participate fully in Australian society; and to have access to quality and affordable services when they need them, said leading seniors advocate COTA Australia on the eve of the International Da
Senior Australians, almost 50% of the voting public, have been let down by the major parties this election according to the Seniors Election Scorecard released today by peak seniors advocate, COTA Australia.