In Australia, owning your own home is part of our cultural identity. But even amid the current dip in house prices, finding an affordable place to rent or buy is near impossible.
A lifetime of entrenched financial disadvantage, lower wages, lower levels of superannuation, less savings, a lack of assets... can all contribute to why women suddenly find themselves without a roof over our heads.
Homelessness among women aged over 55 is increasingly recognized as a rising issue, with the fastest growing demographic in Australia experiencing such hardship.
Nine years ago these statistics applied to me. What saved me in the end were friends and family.
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