Dr Esperanza Vera-Toscano
Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
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Business & Economics
Persistent poverty is a major policy issue
While having a job is often crucial to lifting people out of poverty, adequate income support and child care are also critical
Politics & Society
Living apart together
Sharing a home is what makes a couple a couple, but for some people, a romantic partner isn’t someone you live with
Business & Economics
Child care a challenge for poorer single parents
The HILDA Survey suggests single-parent households in Australia are abandoning formal childcare as they face greater poverty rates
Business & Economics
Separated parents getting better at shared care?
The HILDA survey shows a big increase in shared child care among separated parents, while the annual number of people separating from a partner is about five in every 1,000
Business & Economics
Poverty in childhood leads to poverty in adulthood
New research finds Australian children from poor households are over three times more likely to suffer adult poverty – which tells us that government policies should focus more on prevention