Number of older renters has increased by 73% in the past decade as rental affordability plunges to record lows in almost every state
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At 67 and 71, Sally Marano and her husband, Shimon, would not be considered among the nation’s typical renters.
The Melbourne couple receive about $1,724 a fortnight on the pension and, as of this week, more than half of it goes straight back out of their account: their rent has risen to $890 a fortnight.
