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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
Older Australians have fared poorly in the 2014 Budget with hits to the age pension, introduction of co-payments for health care, changes to aged care, and the abolition of measures to improve housing affordability.
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.
The release by The Greens of a comprehensive policy for older Australians puts the two major parties on notice to tell us how they will support seniors if they are elected this weekend.
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