Concern over the reliability of conventional poverty studies has focused attention on need to demonstrate that those identified as poor are actually experiencing hardship. This paper takes a step in this direction by examining using living standards approach derived from literature deprivation and social exclusion. Deprivation – defined an enforced lack socially perceived necessities emerged way identifying who is missing out what community regards (or essentials) life. Social exclusion...

Controversy over the setting of poverty lines and its narrow focus on income has undermined influence research policy. The deprivation approach overcomes these limitations by identifying as an inability to afford items that receive majority support for being essential. This paper estimates incidence compares results with those produced using a conventional framework. confirm overseas findings showing groups most deprived differ from highest rates there is low degree overlap between...

Abstract Income‐based studies of child poverty treat children and young people as effectively invisible determine the status families or households on basis information that is provided by, primarily about, adults. In contrast, consensual deprivation approach provides a way developing measures reflect views about what constitutes can be applied to data themselves provide. This paper extends earlier Australian adult by applying similar aged 11–17 attending NSW government high school. Focus...

Abstract This paper compares the monetary and living standards approaches to poverty using Australian data for period 2006–2017. The aim is highlight conceptual empirical strengths weaknesses of two identify similarities differences that emerge when both are applied examine what happened over a limited degree, why. acknowledged limitations estimating rates by comparing household income with line have degree been addressed developments in deprivation research generated estimates more directly...

Abstract The limitations of income‐based poverty lines are widely acknowledged, but Australia lags behind many other countries in implementing new measures social disadvantage based on the deprivation approach. A suite questions included wave 14 Household, Income and Labour Dynamics (HILDA) survey allows approach to be applied. This article describes advantages shows that while income approaches can produce similar overall results, circumstances some sub‐groups vary greatly according which...

Abstract This article examines trends in social disadvantage Australia over the decade to 2018 using two approaches: a monetary approach poverty and living standards deprivation. We compare approaches, highlight their implications assess whether evidence produced by each is consistent with trickle-down effects. The estimates allow for variations thresholds, treatment of housing costs relative absolute measures. findings indicate an overall decline that dependent on more deprivation but...

Abstract Homeownership has traditionally been high in Australia, where a broad range of tax and social security concessions are designed to promote ownership reduce housing costs for owners. These have allowed homeowning age pensioners avoid poverty despite receiving pension that is low by international standards among high‐income countries. This approach provides the fourth pillar Australian retirement income support system, an example ‘Australian exceptionalism’. We examine recent trends...

Many studies have noted the low overlap between income poverty and material deprivation when latter is derived using consensual approach that builds on work of Townsend. However, few examined contributing factors even fewer assessed sensitivity to different approaches adjustments. This paper uses Australian data examine impact adjustments three substantive factors: short-run fluctuations, housing costs net wealth. The analysis shows accounting for two these leads a marked increase in deprivation.

Abstract The standard of living older people is a critical policy matter, given Australia's ageing population. Conventional assessments continue to rely on disposable income as defining indicator, despite it not encompassing the full range potential consumption possibilities that affect an individual's economic standard. This article proposes series three resource metrics sequentially append metric with value non-cash benefits and services arising from receipt public goods and/or home...

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Conventional poverty studies adopt an income framework, in which is defined as a lack of (relative to need) and measured using line.However, acknowledgment the limitations income-based framework has resulted alternative approaches conception measurement designed capture its multidimensional nature ways that reflect experience going without, or deprivation.The deprivation approach identifies specific instances where people are denied access items regarded essential by majority community they...

This study1 explores the situation of marginally housed older people in NSW, Victoria and SA. It investigates pathways into homelessness importance interventions support to ensure th...