Contentment and Suffering
The Impact of Australia's Housing Policy and Tenure on Older Australians
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11228459 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan Morris (0000-0001-7652-5370, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 363-377 |
| Publication date | 2009-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0157-6321 • E-ISSN: 1839-4655 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/j.1839-4655.2009.tb00153.x |
| OpenAlex | W1554705188 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
Housing policy in Australia historically has focused on facilitating homeownership and creating some buffer for those households that are not homeowners. This paper explores the implications of this policy for older Australians. What is argued is that housing tenure has become a crucial divide and that older Australians who have not had the good fortune to access homeownership or public / community housing and who are dependent on the private rental sector as a result, often find themselves in desperate circumstances. The argument is developed that the failure to put in place a housing policy which would give all citizens the ability to access adequate and affordable housing, has led to a situation where a substantial and increasing number of older Australians have untenable housing costs and minimal disposal income. The article concludes that the present policy initiatives aimed at addressing the housing affordability crisis will have little impact on the situation of older people who are currently in housing stress
Affordable housing · Argument (complex analysis · Business · Contentment · Economic growth · Economics · Housing tenure · Labour economics · Older people · Political science · Project commissioning · Public economics · Public housing · Public policy · Publishing · Rental housing · Renting · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2012 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |