Implications of loss of a partner for older private renters
Summary
This project seeks to understand the housing consequences of divorce, separation or the death of a partner on older private renters on income support. A person on income support experiencing loss of their partner might as a consequence experience a drop in the amount of household income they receive. However, assuming that the person remains in the same abode, there would be no reduction in rent payable if they rent privately. The project will seek to find out how many people might be in this situation and whether it is likely to increase, and whether this might have implications for demand for public housing or residential mobility.
Project Number: 30315
Research Theme: Care and Support Services
Project Leader: Dockery, Michael
Funding Year: 2005
Research Centre: RMIT-NATSEM
Research & Policy Bulletin
Issue 100: How does the loss of a partner affect housing outcomes?
Losing a partner whether through divorce, separation or bereavement poses a serious threat to the housing and related financial health of those affected. In the two years following household dissolution from divorce or separation, rates of home ownership fell from 69 per cent to below 50 per cent.
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Research and Policy Bulletin: Issue 100: How does the loss of a partner affect housing outcomes?
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Positioning Paper: No. 093: The implications of loss of a partner for older private renters
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Final Report: No. 116: The implications of loss of a partner for older private renters
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