Letter by Dalene Salisbury, Housing for the Aged Action Group.
the Age, Tuesday 25 March 2014
"Providing more equity in the allowances should not have the effect of driving older people into further poverty. Our group's Home at Last service hears from thousands of older people who are paying, on average, 60 to 70 per cent of their age pension on private market rent. Many do not use their heating, cut back on food and are ''one eviction notice'' away from homelessness".
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