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The exemption of the family home from the age pension assets test makes retirees reluctant to downsize.
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How the age pension distorts the housing market

When the decision was made to exempt the family home from the pension assets test, home ownership levels were higher and housing was more affordable.

  • by Daryl Dixon

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