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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.

Older Australians need a comprehensive plan from the Australian Government, demonstrating that all areas of Government are thinking and acting in a coordinated fashion to improve the lives of mature age and older Australians.

In the COVID-19 response Budget in October, we urge the Federal Government to prioritise the following areas:Pensions and Income Support Future Retirement Income Policy Aged Care Reform Employment of older Australians Housing A whole-of-Government approach to an Ageing Australia

Thank you for the opportunity to provide a brief comment on the Exposure Draft – Treasury Laws Amendment (Reducing Pressure on Housing Affordability) Bill 2017. COTA will address only the provisions relating to the downsizing measure.

The issues identified in this submission impact many older Australians and the measures outlined here to address these issues have the potential to improve the lives of a large and growing proportion of Australians.

In this submission COTA Australia argues for greater recognition for older people in housing policy and outline a number of recommendations for the Plan.