Insecure Housing and the Ongoing Search for Ontological Security: How Low-Income Older Women Cope

Figures & data

Table 1. Participant overview.

Pseudonym	Age	Previous tenure	Current tenure	Income source	Interview round
Grace	55–59	Private rental	Private rental	Low wage	R1
Michelle	55–59	Home owner; private rental	Affordable	Disability support pension	R1
Robin	65–69	Public housing; home owner; private rental; homeless (sleeping on couch at daughters house)	Community	Aged pension	R1
Tess	65–69	Private rental	Private rental	Aged pension	R1
Julia	60–64	Home owner; private rental; Homeless (living in vehicle and couch surfing)	Public rental	Disability support pension	R1
Deborah	55–59	Private rental	Transitional	Disability support pension	R1
Jasmine	70–74	Residential nanny	Community	Aged pension	R1
Abigail	85–89	Private rental	Philanthropic	Aged pension	R1
Gemma	70–74	Home owner; private rental	Philanthropic	Aged pension	R1
Simone	65–69	Private rental	Affordable	Aged pension	R1
Lucy	55–59	Public rental; private rental	Public rental	Disability support pension	R1
Katrina	75–79	Home owner; private rental; homeless (living in vehicle)	Community	Aged pension	R1
Erin	65–69	Private rental; homeless	Transitional	Low wage	R1
Toni	60–64	Private rental	Private rental	Newstart/ low wage	R1
Tracey	65–69	Home owner; private rental	Private rental	Aged	R1
Phillipa	65–69	Private rental	Community	Aged	R1
Victoria	55–59	Home owner; private rental	Public rental	Disability support pension	R1
Liz	60–64	Private rental	Community	Disability support pension	R1
Sue	60–64	Private rental	Public rental	Disability support pension	R1
Harriet	65–69	Home owner; private rental	Share (family)	Carers pension/ low waged	R2
Alice	60–64	Private rental; share housing	Share (family)	Low wage	R2
Amy	55–59	Share housing (family); homeless (living in vehicle)	Community	Newstart	R2
Meg	65–69	Home owner; private rental	Private rental	Aged pension/ low waged	R2
Georgia	75–79	Home owner; private rental	Public rental	Aged pension	R2
Angela	70–74	Private rental; share housing	Public rental	Aged pension/ low waged	R2
Sarah	65–69	Home owner; private rental; share with family	Private rental	Aged pension	R2
Nicole	65–69	Private rental; shelter (family violence)	Public rental	Aged pension	R2
Jenny	65–69	Home owner/ property investor; Private rental	Private rental	Low wage	R2
Lauren	70–74	Private rental	Transitional	Aged pension	R2
Kylie	70–74	Home owner; Private rental	Private rental	Aged pension/ low waged	R2
Megan	60–64	Home owner; shared with family; private rental	Shelter (DV)	Disability support pension	R2
Eleanor	60–64	Private rental	Transitional	Newstart	R2
Gwen	60–64	Private rental; share housing	Private rental	Newstart	R2
Sophie	65–69	Private rental; homeless (living in vehicle)	Private rental	Disability support pension	R2
Lily	65–69	Home owner; caravan rental	Private rental	Aged pension	R2
Kelly	65–69	Private rental; share housing	Private rental	Low wage	R2
Rose	65–69	Private rental; public rental	Private rental	Carers pension	R2
Natalie	60–64	Home owner; private rental	Private rental	Low wage	R2

^aNewstart is now called JobSeeker. It is an unemployment benefit.