Dr Kay Saville-Smith comments on the challenge of ageing well and implications for intergenerational equity as pressures on housing availability and affordability increase and an unprecedented number of older people find themselves renting into retirement. These trends are evident not just in Nelson but are increasingly becoming an issue nationwide.
Read full article online here.
Thank you to all those who attended the regional summit in Blenheim in mid September where we presented final research findings and launched the Life When Renting toolkit.
Copies of the presentations given at the Marlborough Summit can now be downloaded from our publications page
Thank you to all those who attended the regional summit in Tauranga in early September where we presented final research findings and launched the Life When Renting toolkit.
Copies of the presentations given at the Tauranga Summit can now be downloaded from our publications page
On the 26th of August the research team held a Research Summit and Tool Launch hosted by the Office for Seniors. The presentations from the Summit that day are now available for download, under presentations, on the research publications page. You can also access the presentations here by clicking on the titles below.
Based on 4 years of research with older renters, landlords, and organisations supporting older people, the Life When Renting research team has developed some practical tools to assist older people who are living in, or considering, rental accommodation as well as a guide for landlords with older tenants.
The team are holding two regional Summits in September where they will deliver an overview of key research findings and launch the research-based and co-developed tools for older tenants and landlords.
The Summits are:
For more information about the Summits or to receive an invitation please email ruth@cresa.co.nz.
The Life When Renting research team is working to develop a range of resources and and tools based on research findings. The first of these is an information resource toolkit to help older renters.
We are running a series of public workshops with older tenants as well as organisations who work in the community to support older people. Details of the upcoming workshops are below. If you would like to attend one of the workshop please come along. If you could email us, and let us know you are coming that would be appreciated. For more information you can also call us on Freephone 0508 427372.
Richmond – 25th of October 1:30pm. Constance Barnicoat Meeting Room, Richmond Library, 280 Queen Street, Richmond.
Nelson – 26th of October 1:30pm. Activity Room, Elma Turner Library, 27 Halifax Street, Nelson.
Wellington – 30th of October 1:30pm. Age Concern National Office, Level 1, Sharp House, 79 Taranaki St, Wellington.
Tauranga – 1st of November, 10am. Kaimai Room, Tauranga City Council, 91 Willow Street, Tauranga (please report to reception on arrival)
Auckland – 27th of November, 10am. St Johns Presbyterian Church Hall, 422 Mt Albert Road, Mt Roskill (entrance to hall and carpark is from Akarana Ave).
Auckland – 27th of November, 1:30pm. Rangitoto Room, Takapuna Library, 9 The Strand, Takapuna.
As part of the Office for Seniors consultation on a new strategy for an ageing population, a number of experts and specialists were invited to write on topics of their choice. Life When Renting team members Dr Kay Saville-Smith and Dr Bev James wrote an article about the challenges of housing and an ageing population.
You can read the article on the Office for Seniors site here.
Our team’s research on homeownership rates of different age cohorts show clear changes over time and predicts these will continue into the foreseeable future meaning a big change in the homeownership rate of over 65 year olds within the next decade or two. We’ve been working to share these results with key central and local government agencies as well as other social support agencies working with older people.
In this article the Retirement Commissioner talks about the’looming crisis”.
A write-up on the Mid Term Summit in the Bay of Plenty Business News today courtesy of David Porter
See copy of article here Bay of Plenty Business Times Article
On Tuesday the 30th of May, members of the Life When Renting research team presented results and findings from the research to date as part of our mid-term Research Summit. We would like to thank Priority One, the Population Ageing Technical Advisory Group (PATAG) and SmartGrowth for their support of the research and this event.
A summary of the Summit along with copies of all the presentations that day can be found on the publications page.
