Posts tagged financial wellbeing

Gambling: An intergenerational justice issue

Last month the Victorian government announced new reforms on poker machines – but is it enough to tackle the harms caused by gambling, particularly in protecting future generations? In today’s article Dr Hannah Pitt (@HannahLPitt), Dr Simone McCarthy (@SimoneNicoleM), and Ms Grace Arnot (@GraceArnot), all from the Institute for Health Transformation at Deakin University (@IHT_Deakin) outline why gambling is an intergenerational justice issue and makes specific policy recommendations to protect communities from harm.

Policy and governancePower to Persuade16 August 2023public health, Children, young people, financial wellbeing

Buy Now Pay Later is not the same as lay-by

In today’s analysis, Phoebe Nagorcka-Smith (@PNagorckaSmith) of Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand (@GoodShepANZ) uses evidence from their recent ‘Safety net for sale’ report to explore how Buy Now Pay Later is used to trap family violence victim-survivors in debt, and why regulation is key to preventing it.

Finance and economics, Womens Policy Action TankWomen's Policy Action Tank22 December 2022financial wellbeing, economic abuse, family violence, regulation

Employee financial wellbeing for women in Australia

Women experience greater barriers to achieving financial wellbeing than men. In today’s analysis, David Prior and Imogen Morgan of Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand (@GoodShepANZ) and Michael Joyce from Financial Inclusion Action Plan (FIAP) explore how existing workforce gender inequalities were magnified during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the role employers can play in supporting their employees’ financial wellbeing.

Womens Policy Action TankWomen's Policy Action Tank19 December 2022employment, financial wellbeing, finance, gender pay gap, Gender Inequity, COVID-19

Temporary COVID Supplement Payments Associated With Better Mental Health, But Permanent Boost Likely Required

In Anti-Poverty Week @AntiPovertyWeek it is worth reflecting on what lessons can be learnt from the experiences of, and government responses to, the COVID-19 pandemic – particularly in relation to mental health, financial stress and income support. One key question is whether the Australian Government's Coronavirus Supplement, a temporary income support payment for unemployed jobseekers during the height of COVID-19, protected mental health. This question is investigated by Life Course Centre @lifecourseAust Research Fellow Dr Ferdi Botha @FerdiBotha_MI of the Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research @MelbInstUOM. This article was originally published in Austaxpolicy: Tax and Transfer Policy Blog.

Creating using evidenceLife Course Centre21 October 2022mental health, financial wellbeing, COVID-19

The Unequal Burden of Australian Pension Reform on low-income women

Older women are the fastest-growing cohort at risk of homelessness in Australia, reflecting their increased financial insecurity, which is created by a cocktail of gendered social norms, differential career trajectories for women compared to their male peers, and the tax and transfer system. A key policy lever that is reducing older women’s financial independence is the increase in the qualifying age for the Age Pension. Originally legislated in 1994, this reform has not been fully examined for its impacts on older women, until now. Today’s analysis from Todd Morris (@ToddMorrisecon) shares research he conducted while with the University of Melbourne School of Business and Economics (@BusEcoNews) on how this policy reform has contributed to the financial insecurity of older women in Australia. This analysis first appeared on the Austaxpolicy blog; you can read it in its original form here: LINK The Unequal Burden on Women of Australian Pension Reform. You can read the full article here: : The Unequal Burden of Retirement Reform: Evidence from Australia

Womens Policy Action TankWomen's Policy Action Tank1 December 2021Gender Inequity, financial wellbeing, Aging, Aged policy, retirement, Poverty

Addressing financial wellbeing with a systems based approach

IssuesPower to Persuade23 July 2021financial wellbeing

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