24/07/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 25/07/2024 13:47
Home» LeadingAge Comments on OAA Discussion Draft
On July 19, LeadingAge responded to a July 13 request from the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension (HELP) Committee for comments on its discussion draft of the Older Americans Act (OAA) reauthorization. The OAA is reauthorized every five years and the current authorization ends September 30, 2024.
LeadingAge commented on a few components of the draft:
Unfortunately, the discussion draft's requested study from the Government Accountability Office on the affordable housing needs of older adults with low incomes will mostly result in information duplicative of what is already widely researched and understood: there is a severe shortage of affordable housing for all households, including for older adults, and older adults are the fastest growing population of people experiencing homelessness. We also asked for infusions into Title III, the OAA title under which many of our members get OAA funds.