Older Persons and the Right to Adequate Housing — AGAC Issue Focus extract, including New Zealand older renters
ASEM Global Ageing Center; NZ article by Bev James, Public Policy & Research
Publisher: ASEM Global Ageing Center; extract hosted by Building Better
Sector evidence
Academic
2026-10-10
Next review: 2027-04-10
New Zealand
High confidence
verified
Primary-source housing audit, 10 October 2026
Evidence boundary: Spring/Summer 2023 publication extract, not the full AGAC issue or the UN expert’s separate report. NZ evidence includes 108 tenant interviews from 2017–2018 and mixed-year secondary sources; cohort counts are not current national prevalence or causal estimates. Historical legal/programme descriptions and rights-based recommendations are not current legal advice, delivered outcomes or individual entitlements. Original extract is byte-identical to Building Better’s hosted PDF; full AGAC issue byte comparison was not completed.
Short Answer
AGAC publication extract containing Bev James’s older-renter research article; the preserved 26-page file is not the complete international issue.
Why it matters
Use the seven housing dimensions and tenants’ accounts to structure housing-needs interviews, service-navigation resources and proposals for older-renter support. Attribute historical cohort findings precisely and consult the full publisher issue for international chapters not included here.
Key Points
- •The cover identifies AGAC Issue Focus Vol.04 No.01, Spring/Summer 2023; the publisher page is dated 11 July 2023. Building Better’s February 2024 hosting path/PDF metadata do not establish the issue’s first publication day.
- •The preserved file has 26 physical pages. The NZ article occupies physical pp.14–25 / printed pp.5–16; physical p.26 is only the first page of the following Ukraine article, so the complete international issue is not bundled.
- •The NZ article synthesises interviews with 108 older tenants conducted in 2017–2018 and other evidence. Interview-cohort findings must not be presented as current national prevalence (physical p.15).
- •Its adequate-housing framework covers tenure security, services/infrastructure, affordability, habitability, accessibility, location and cultural adequacy; the framework is not a guarantee of an individual housing allocation (physical p.14).
- •Participants described forced moves linked to tenancy termination or unaffordable rent, poor heating, unmet repairs and difficulties obtaining accessible homes or modifications (physical pp.18–20). These are historical study accounts.
- •Nineteen of the 108 interview participants had experienced homelessness within the previous five years; six were in homeless situations at interview. These counts describe the selected cohort, not all older New Zealanders (physical p.21).
Full Summary & Notes
This extract of AGAC Issue Focus examines adequate housing through an international human-rights framework and includes Bev James’s article Improving Rental Housing for New Zealand’s Ageing Population. The article draws on interviews with 108 older tenants conducted in 2017–2018, alongside differently dated national and policy evidence. It describes insecure tenure, rent pressure, poor dwelling condition, accessibility barriers, cultural needs and homelessness pathways, then proposes better rental supply, information and connected support. The original contains front matter, an introduction and the complete NZ article, followed by only the opening page of the Ukraine article. Building Better hosts the extract but AGAC is the publisher. This historical evidence is not current tenancy-law guidance or a national prevalence survey.
Read bundled source notes
The saved source file may include fuller notes and references than the indexed summary. Check its dates and evidence limits.
Loading saved source notes…
Document Details & Metadata
Related Resources
Official November 2025 housing direction with a 30-year outlook, five priorities, a housing-investment strategy and MAIHI; expectations do not establish delivery or individual eligibility.
Version 1.2 masterplanning guide using destination proximity, street-level personas and Safe, Obvious and Step-free checks to identify and improve accessibility.
November 2025 ministerial expectations for 2025/26 and 2026/27 aged-care services; an accountability baseline for checking subsequent delivery.
January 2024 strategic assessment of ARC and HCSS funding and service models. The retained bundled filename begins 2026, but the source is dated 2024.
Historical June 17 announcement for the 2026/27 financial year. Weekend hospital admissions have clinical safety conditions; reported sector occupancy commentary is not a verified current national survey.
Official two-day certification audit of Real Living Group's Park Rest Home.