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Poverty and Income Inequality Measurement: Accommodating a Role for Owner‐Occupied Housing
Author(s) -
Chotikapanich Duangkamon,
Flatau Paul,
Owyong Christina,
Wood Gavin
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
economic record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1475-4932
pISSN - 0013-0249
DOI - 10.1111/1475-4932.00089
Subject(s) - poverty , western europe , sociology , library science , political science , law , economics , european union , computer science , economic policy
The most common method used in Australia to identify whether an income unit is in poverty is to compare the income unit's disposable cash income with a cash income-based poverty line adapted to each income unit's needs. If disposable cash income lies below the poverty threshold then the income unit is deemed to be in poverty. This approach was adopted in the Commission of Inquiry into Poverty (Henderson, 1975) and in numerous subsequent pieces of poverty-related research in Australia.