Once rent is paid, having to live on only $14 a day doesn't cover the costs of job seeking. The evidence of the need to increase Newstart and Rent Allowance is overwhelming.
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People over 65 who still have a mortgage or are renting are projected to double in number by 2031. The trend is likely to hit government budgets and leave more retirees in poverty.
Our retirement incomes system has been built around the assumption that most will own their own homes. New projections suggest it's no longer valid.
For the first time a state government housing agency has effectively contracted out all its operations in some regions, but will this improve and add to the total social housing stock?
Super is the wrong tool to provide an adequate support in retirement for low-income earners. Our research shows top-up measures to help this group are poorly targeted and too expensive.
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Program Director, Household Finances, Grattan Institute
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John Daley is a Friend of The Conversation.
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Professor of Economics, School of Economics, Finance and Property, Curtin University
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Emeritus Professor of Housing and Housing Studies, RMIT University
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