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    Bridging the Gap between Housing Stress and Financial Stress: The Case of Australia

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    Authors
    Rowley, Steven
    Ong, Rachel
    Haffner, M.
    Date
    2015
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Rowley, S. and Ong, R. and Haffner, M. 2015. Bridging the Gap between Housing Stress and Financial Stress: The Case of Australia. Housing Studies. 30 (3): pp. 473-490.
    Source Title
    Housing Studies
    Additional URLs
    http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/chos20/current#.VMafifldVPN
    ISSN
    0267-3037
    School
    School of Economics and Finance
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16263
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    In recent decades, housing affordability has been increasingly linked to household financial outcomes where high housing costs relative to income are perceived to negatively affect financial well-being. However, the traditional measure of housing affordability in Australia is housing stress, which is subject to widespread criticism as an inadequate representation of overall financial stress. This methodological paper first determines the extent to which housing stress correlates with experiences of financial stress and, second, demonstrates ways in which the measure can be modified to deliver a more reliable indication of how housing costs affect financial well-being. The study contributes to the international literature by showing how the use of longitudinal data can improve the measure of housing stress providing a more accurate assessment of the relationship between housing costs and financial well-being.

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