Living on the Margins: Comparing Older Private Renters and Older Public Housing Tenants in Sydney, Australia

Morris, A

Living on the Margins: Comparing Older Private Renters and Older Public Housing Tenants in Sydney, Australia

Morris, A

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Publisher:: Routledge
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Housing Studies, 2009, 24 (5), pp. 693 - 707
Issue Date:: 2009-01

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dc.contributor.author	Morris, A https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7652-5370	en_US
dc.date.issued	2009-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Housing Studies, 2009, 24 (5), pp. 693 - 707	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0267-3037	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/23694
dc.description.abstract	An increasing number of older Australians are dependent on the private rental market for their accommodation. Through the use of semi-structured in-depth interviews, the life circumstances of older renters (65 plus) in both public housing and private rented accommodation in Sydney are explored and compared. Using Amartya Sen's concepts of capabilities and functionings, the study illustrates that due mainly to lower accommodation costs and greater security of tenure, the public housing tenants interviewed had far greater capability to live a life they valued. In contrast, most interviewees in the private rental market were struggling financially and were extremely anxious about their security of tenure. Their capacity to control their present and their future was very limited.	en_US
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dc.subject.classification	Urban & Regional Planning	en_US
dc.title	Living on the Margins: Comparing Older Private Renters and Older Public Housing Tenants in Sydney, Australia	en_US
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Abstract:

An increasing number of older Australians are dependent on the private rental market for their accommodation. Through the use of semi-structured in-depth interviews, the life circumstances of older renters (65 plus) in both public housing and private rented accommodation in Sydney are explored and compared. Using Amartya Sen's concepts of capabilities and functionings, the study illustrates that due mainly to lower accommodation costs and greater security of tenure, the public housing tenants interviewed had far greater capability to live a life they valued. In contrast, most interviewees in the private rental market were struggling financially and were extremely anxious about their security of tenure. Their capacity to control their present and their future was very limited.

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