锘縏Y  - RPRT
AU  - Hulse, Kath
AU  - Randolph, Bill
CY  - Melbourne
L1  - internal-pdf://0455651893/AHURI_Final_Report_No67_Work_disincentives_and.pdf
M3  - FR
N1  - This research study examined whether or not government rental assistance served as a work disincentive for public and private renters. For the purpose of this report only the findings pertaining to public renters are synthesised here. The researchers conducted economic modelling to determine the financial impacts for renters moving into paid work and conducted face-to-face surveys with 56 public renters. Only active job seekers were engaged for this project (pg. 152-3).
The researchers found unemployed public renters moving into the workforce face effective marginal tax rates (EMTR) of 65-85% since government support payments begin to taper off as they begin to earn more money privately. In conjunction with this disincentive their rents also rise by 25 cents in the dollar until rents reach market levels (pg. 155).
From the surveys, the researchers concluded that the vast majority of public renters (80%) understood how their rents were calculated and 91% understood that rents would increase if they engaged in paid employment. Only half (52%) reported that they would be better off if they found employment (pg. 156), indicating EMTRs and rent setting may serve as a workforce disincentive for a large cohort of public renters.
NV  - 70073
PB  - Australian Housing and Urban 漫天堂入口 Institute Limited
PY  - 2004
RP  - This research study examined whether or not government rental assistance served as a work disincentive for public and private renters. For the purpose of this report only the findings pertaining to public renters are synthesised here. The researchers conducted economic modelling to determine the financial impacts for renters moving into paid work and conducted face-to-face surveys with 56 public renters. Only active job seekers were engaged for this project (pg. 152-3).
The researchers found unemployed public renters moving into the workforce face effective marginal tax rates (EMTR) of 65-85% since government support payments begin to taper off as they begin to earn more money privately. In conjunction with this disincentive their rents also rise by 25 cents in the dollar until rents reach market levels (pg. 155).
From the surveys, the researchers concluded that the vast majority of public renters (80%) understood how their rents were calculated and 91% understood that rents would increase if they engaged in paid employment. Only half (52%) reported that they would be better off if they found employment (pg. 156), indicating EMTRs and rent setting may serve as a workforce disincentive for a large cohort of public renters.
ST  - Work disincentives and housing assistance
T2  - 漫天堂入口Final Report No. 67
TI  - Work disincentives and housing assistance
UR  - /research/final-reports/67
ID  - 231
ER  -