THE GROWING COHORT: HOMELESSNESS AND OLDER WOMEN IN GIPPSLAND 

Friends couches. Share houses. Sleeping rough. 

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These are the ways hundreds of women over 55 years old in Gippsland are experiencing homelessness, and they are a cohort rapidly growing.

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They are mothers, grandmothers, wives and daughters, but have been caught up in a whirlwind of rising inflation, gender inequality, and the Gippsland housing crisis. Even after they reach out for help, it can be hard to access long-term support and housing that gets them back on their feet and integrated back into the community.