Can Australia's social welfare system handle future aged care needs?
As Australia's population ages, nine in 10 older Australians applying for aged care receive social welfare payments. Researchers from Flinders University and the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) have conducted a new study that examined the financial circumstances, sources of income and homeownership of more than 920,000 older people (average age 82) who applied for…
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