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Why we should increase Rent Assistance

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While the 2023–24 Budget saw the first real increase in rent assistance in Australia since 1990, this was small compared to the growth in real incomes over the three decades. Rapid increases in advertised rents, and expectations that these will flow through to average rents, make an increase in this payment all the more urgent. This article reviews the arguments for and against providing rent assistance to income support recipients in Australia and argues for a serious consideration of the 2010 recommendations of the Report into Australia's Future Tax System for a substantial increase in this payment.

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  • Bruce Bradbury, 2023. "Why we should increase Rent Assistance," Australian Economic Review, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, vol. 56(2), pages 249-254, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ausecr:v:56:y:2023:i:2:p:249-254
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-8462.12519
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    1. Bruce Bradbury, 2014. "Pensions for Singles and Couples," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 60(3), pages 480-498, September.
    2. Huang, Donna & Ong, Rachel & Pawson, Hal & Singh, Ranjodh & Martin, Chris, 2020. "Demand-side assistance in Australia’s rental housing market: exploring reform options," SocArXiv w75yx, Center for Open Science.
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