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Study shines light on depth of poverty in Australia

Poverty in Australia is highly gendered and affects single parents, migrants and people living with a disability at above average rates, a new study has found.

AAP · Mar 21, 2023

Majority of Australians on jobseeker and parenting payments live in poverty, study finds

Report on 3 million people living below the breadline shows welfare payments are ‘totally inadequate’ and action is needed in May budget, Acoss says

The Guardian - AU · Mar 21, 2023

Multiple Centrelink payments are increasing today. Here's which ones are going up and by how much

Indexation means that some Centrelink recipients will see their payments increase — but not everyone is happy with the raise.

ABC News · Mar 19, 2023

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ACOSS suggests superannuation, wine and soft drink tax changes as part of budget submission

From introducing a new tax on wine and sugary drinks to going further on superannuation changes, the Australian Council of Social Service outlines how it thinks the government should collect more money in the May budget.

ABC News · Mar 15, 2023

Pressure mounts for cost-of-living relief in budget

Australia's peak welfare advocacy agency is calling on the federal government to make sure no one is left behind in the upcoming budget.

AAP · Mar 15, 2023

Energy price rise to bite for low-income Australians, advocates say

Brooke and her family love the footy, fishing and family drives. But expected increases to their energy bills are making them rethink their plans.

ABC News · Mar 15, 2023

Calls for 'real' increase to income support as cost of living makes living on JobSeeker tougher

Every cent of Cliff Fraser's fortnightly jobseeker payment is accounted for. This month his payment will increase by just under $25 a fortnight, but he says it'll make no difference to his budget as he struggles to get by.

ABC News · Mar 8, 2023

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Acoss says welfare payment still ‘well below the poverty line’

The Guardian - AU · Mar 6, 2023

'Spiralling' demand for help as living costs increase

Welfare support organisations are facing huge demand for services as cost of living increases hit low-income households, a parliamentary inquiry has been told.

AAP · Feb 27, 2023

Inability to cool homes in summer heat making almost 90% of Centrelink recipients ill, survey finds

A third of those polled said they had sought medical care for heat stress while others who had air conditioning avoided using it due to cost of electricity

The Guardian - AU · Feb 23, 2023

Robodebt inquiry is laying bare the horrific human cost of cheap and heartless politics

The Robodebt hearings have shown the former government hoodwinked voters to boost its popularity by humiliating people struggling to get by.

The New Daily · Feb 4, 2023

Australia urged to overhaul energy concessions as low-income residents forced to forgo essentials

Acoss argues concession schemes are inequitable and ‘not adequate to meet needs’

The Guardian - AU · Dec 20, 2022

Call to cap 'out-of-control' gas market

Energy prices should be capped to ensure power remains affordable for cash-strapped households and manufacturers, unions and the community sector say.

AAP · Nov 28, 2022

Why is JobSeeker going to be reviewed? Will it go up?

Starting next year, the income support payments that millions of Australians rely on will be scrutinised by an expert committee, but the government is making it clear that while it will listen to its advice, it won't necessarily follow it.

ABC News · Nov 28, 2022

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The Guardian - AU · Oct 26, 2022

Federal budget should have raised welfare payments amid cost-of-living crisis, recipients say

Advocates express deep unease about lack of action for people on income support and repeat calls to lift jobseeker rate to $73 a day

The Guardian - AU · Oct 22, 2022

Housing, Indigenous and domestic violence services to receive extra $560m in federal budget

Exclusive: The partial indexation of funding aims to help community organisations cope with rising costs

ABC News · Oct 19, 2022

Why are millions of Australians still living in poverty? Experts say it's solvable

Experts say Australia needs to develop an official "poverty line", with at least 3.3 million people currently stuck in severe hardship.

The Guardian - AU · Oct 13, 2022

Stage-three tax cuts condemned as ‘unconscionable’ as Acoss report shows extent of poverty

Advocates say it should be a ‘source of great shame’ that one in eight people live in poverty in such a wealthy country

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The Guardian - AU · Sep 26, 2022

Welfare recipients skipping medication, meals and hot showers due to cost of living, Acoss survey finds

Peak welfare body and Greens recommend raise in income support payments but Albanese government rules out benefits increase in next month’s budget

The Guardian - AU · Aug 28, 2022

Jobseeker should rise to $70 a day to ‘lift people out of poverty’ and back into work, Acoss says

Peak body will lobby government to make full employment the ‘core goal’ in bid reduce social harms of joblessness

ABC News · Jul 23, 2022

Concerns Canberrans on lower incomes will be left behind under ACT's new electric vehicle strategy

The ACT government's announcement that the sale of new petrol cars will be banned in the territory in 2035 is causing affordability concerns for Canberrans on lower incomes.

ABC News · Jun 28, 2022

Labor unveils 'clean slate policy' as part of last-minute tweak to controversial jobseeker reforms

Last-minute changes to Workforce Australia — the system replacing jobactive next week — have been made. Here's what you need to know about the 11th-hour changes.

The Guardian - AU · Jun 27, 2022

‘Tick-a-box exercise’: majority of jobseekers dissatisfied with billion-dollar Jobactive system, report finds

Exclusive: New employment services system should end activities that are unproductive and scrap automatic payment suspensions, Acoss report says

The Guardian - AU · Jun 7, 2022

Labor urged to provide $1,000 debt relief to low-income earners before power bills soar

Chris Bowen to meet state and territory energy ministers on Wednesday to determine response to ‘perfect storm’ of rising costs of living

AAP · May 3, 2022

Give unemployed a 'real chance': ACOSS

The peak welfare body says the next government should commit to full and sustainable employment, as rising interest rates threaten record low unemployment.

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