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NCOSS-commissioned research reveals 80 per cent spike in financial stress for NSW mortgage holders

The price of essentials in regional and rural areas continues to climb. (ABC Coffs Coast: Nick Parmeter)

Home ownership was once a marker of financial security, but mortgage holders in NSW are among those who have experienced the greatest increase in poverty in the state.  

Research by the University of Canberra's National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM), commissioned by the NSW Council of Social Services, has analysed 2021 Census data to examine the extent of poverty throughout the state.

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