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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Steve Evans

Food, fuel, rent, medication: Cost-of-living crisis hitting on all fronts

Sharp rise in cost of living driving more people to Canberra's support services | June 16, 2022 | Canberra Times

Rising prices are squeezing the poor so that more of them are turning to food banks for the bare essentials they need just to survive.

In one of Australia's most prosperous cities, demand for the basics on the bottom rung is rising as poor tenants struggle to pay rents, according to Jason Haines who runs St John's Care in Reid.

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