This issue brief explains how federal rental assistance plays a critical role in the safety net for seniors, helping them avoid homelessness and institutionalization. As HUD programs face the risk of future cuts under the current Administration and Congress, policymakers must protect and expand federal rental assistance so that everyone – including older adults – can access housing they can afford.
This issue brief shares best practices and policy recommendations that can improve access to housing, health care, and economic security to better support older adults’ reentry into the community from incarceration.
This issue brief in the two part series discusses the benefits available to tribal elders through the Older Americans Act (OAA), the coordination opportunities of OAA-funded services between states and tribes, and the barriers and cultural factors that advocates should be aware of when supporting tribal elders in accessing these services.
This issue brief, Breaking Down Barriers to Personal Care: Unlocking Vital Services for Those Who Need Them Most, shares insights from interviews with stakeholders—including providers, consumers, advocates, and policymakers—on the barriers people face in accessing California’s personal care services. It concludes with policy recommendations to improve access to personal care services for people who need them most.
Justice in Aging is releasing a series of two issue briefs to ensure advocates are aware of the services available to American Indian and Alaska Native older adults and the unique challenges they may face. This first issue brief in the series discusses the benefits available to tribal elders through the Social Security Administration, the unique rules that may apply to tribal communities, and the barriers and cultural factors that advocates should be aware of when supporting tribal elders in accessing these benefits.
This issue brief discusses why becoming a Part A buy-in state is important, how it reduces inequities among the lowest income populations, the advantages to becoming a Part A buy-in state, and a summary of strategies advocates can implement to enact this policy change.
