The more we move away from family units and relying on each other, the more we are going to have to provide for ourselves
As a single person, I know how hard it is to survive out there. I have found out that life gets even more harder if I remain single till old my life expectancy is better to be reduced mid 50s. Extending beyond that would be hell for me. I guess with married people they need to have kids in same city or around house in some way for things to work.
Perhaps extended families may have to start living together again, though I think this would be hell for some people, and moreso because many houses aren't designed for multigenerational living x_x
I think this is needed. I also think that there should be encouragement for it. For instance, paid childcare money for grandparents.
I think there was something or other for grandparents here at one stage though that may have changed now along with everything else (I looked up Centrelink nonsense to see if the big two were eligibile for any financial assistance and I could be wrong again but as far as I could tell from the convoluted website and some other person's experience, apparently the "dependent" age is now 25?).
I think more multigenerational houses (either purpose built to begin with or "granny flats" or I think some places have got like complexes of houses on a decent sized property that a few generations of one family will live) are a good idea anyway but they take up more space than flats or single dwellings crammed into a "huge" 400sqm "family-sized" block and would probably make less money and also would create stronger family ties maybe which according to conspiracy theories governments don't want because fractured selfish stupid population is much easier to control XD
It is more expensive for singles in many regards, but it gets untenable perhaps in older age, unless making a significant amount whilst young.