Financial Support & Security

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This report includes information on women's health and housing expenses following retirement, the main source of personal income, superannuation and lump sum information for women who have retired, as well as superannuation and income details, and intentions for a healthy and active retirement for people who intend to retire.
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This report considers the past, present and future of retirement incomes and expectations. It includes a comparison of labour force participation rates by sex and age from 1911 to 2009, average personal savings by age and sex in 2009, and the average earned income or personal wealth for different groups such as couples with and without children, and lone women under and over 65.  Further Info

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Data from the National Social Survey includes the amount of time that government support has been the main source of income for Victorian women during the last two years reported by age group.  Further Info

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Data in this report details the principal source of income for Victorian women aged 60 years and over such as wages/salary, superannuation or annuity, government pension or allowance. Data is reported by disability status.  Further Info

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Australian Social Trends 2010 contains an article on trends in the level of income support among people aged 15 to 64 years. It analyses the proportion of working age people receving selected income support payments, and provides a gendered analysis of recipients according to the type of payment and their age. The paper also analyses the experiences of income support recipients based on a range of socioeconomic measures including consumption possibilities, average weekly earnings, living with a partner and study status.  Further Info

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Other Resources

Gender Impact Assessment: Women and Financial Security
Women's Health Victoria has published a Gender Impact Assessment on financial security.