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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Stephanie Convery Inequality reporter

‘Inequality is deepening’: demand for Australia’s support services rockets as cost of living bites

File photo of the Foodbank Bus in Melbourne, Australia
File photo of the Foodbank Bus in Melbourne. With the cost of living increasing, more people across Australia are looking for help. Photograph: Penny Stephens/The Guardian

Isis Khalil has spent years of her life trying to help people navigate through poverty. A financial counsellor, she has seen how quickly people’s lives can collapse around them through no fault of their own – and the devastating effects that unexpected debt or a sudden change of circumstances can wreak on whole families.

But with the cost of living increasing, helping people out of hardship is getting more difficult.

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