Most retirees who rent live in poverty. Here’s how boosting rent assistance could help lift them out of it
- Written by Brendan Coates, Program Director, Housing and Economic Security, Grattan Institute
Marlinde/ShutterstockMost Australians can look forward to a comfortable retirement. More than three in four retirees own their own home, most report feeling comfortable financially, and few suffer financial stress.
But our new Grattan Institute report paints a sobering picture for one group: retirees who rent in the private market. Two-thirds of...
