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Australians with disability earn $24,000 less disposable income a year Australians with a disability earn about $24,000 less disposable income each year than people without a disability, corresponding with higher rates of unemployment and difficulties accessing housing. New research from the Actuaries Institute, published today, found the disposable income gap is wider for people with a severe disability – about half that of their counterparts with no disability.
The paper, titled “Not a Level Playing Field”, analyses a raft of survey data to highlight how Australians with a disability aged between 15 to 64 face higher rates of income and wealth inequality. It also reveals that people living with a disability require an extra 50% income to achieve the same living standards as people without a disability, compounding income inequality.
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