“Forgotten Australians” are the estimated half a million children who were placed in institutional care in Australia from the 1920s to the 1980s. Increasing numbers are entering older age but many are poorly positioned to age well and with the supports they need. This is often because the lasting effects of childhood institutional care have contributed to poor housing outcomes, including housing insecurity, reliance on social housing, prevalence of rental stress and experiences of homelessness. This paper presents a review of the evidence on the housing experiences and outcomes of people who spent time in childhood institutional care. The evidence review was complemented by qualitative interviews with community service practitioners and representatives of advocacy groups. Based on the prior evidence and fieldwork, we identify data and service gaps that are likely to undermine the capacity of the housing and aged care sectors to improve the care and supports available for Forgotten Australians. We suggest potential improvements to service delivery for people who experienced institutional care as children and directions for further research. This paper contributes to a stronger evidence base around the housing and care needs of Forgotten Australians in mid- and later life.

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持久的遗产：满足被遗忘的澳大利亚人从中年到老年的住房需求

“被遗忘的澳大利亚人”是估计从 1920 年代到 1980 年代在澳大利亚被安置在机构照料​​中的 50 万儿童。越来越多的人步入老年，但许多人无法很好地老龄化并获得他们需要的支持。这通常是因为儿童机构照料的持久影响导致了不良的住房结果，包括住房不安全、对社会住房的依赖、普遍的租房压力和无家可归的经历。本文回顾了有关在儿童机构照料中度过时间的人的住房经历和结果的证据。对社区服务从业者和倡导团体代表的定性访谈补充了证据审查。根据先前的证据和实地调查，我们确定了可能破坏住房和老年护理部门改善被遗忘的澳大利亚人的护理和支持能力的数据和服务差距。我们建议对儿童时期经历机构照料的人的服务提供进行潜在改进，并提出进一步研究的方向。本文有助于为被遗忘的澳大利亚人在中年和晚年生活中的住房和护理需求提供更强有力的证据基础。