三分之二租用的澳大利亚退休人员生活在贫困之中,这促使人们呼吁增加租金援助。 Two-thirds of renting Australian retirees live in poverty, prompting calls for increased rent assistance.

格拉坦研究所的一份新报告显示,三分之二租用私人住房的澳大利亚退休人员生活在贫困之中,储蓄往往不足25,000美元。 A new Grattan Institute report reveals that two-thirds of Australian retirees renting privately live in poverty, often with less than $25,000 in savings. 报告建议将单身人士的联邦房租援助额提高50%,将夫妇的房租援助额提高40%,使住房更加负担得起。 The report suggests boosting Commonwealth Rent Assistance by 50% for singles and 40% for couples to make housing more affordable. 这将每年花费约20亿美元,退休人员费用为5亿美元,可以通过收紧退休金减税、限制负齿轮和减少资本收益减税来提供资金。 This would cost about $2 billion annually, with $500 million for retirees, and could be funded by tightening superannuation tax breaks, limiting negative gearing, and reducing capital gains tax discounts.