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Poorer Aussies feeling pocket pinch with wealth gap

Wealth inequality is exacerbated through housing tax breaks geared toward higher income earners while poorer Australians struggle to pay rent, Anglicare says.

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'Never been harder': job seekers barely scraping by

The cost of rent, food, and petrol are taking a toll on people living on Centrelink payments and forcing them to skip meals and make other difficult choices.

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'Daily anxiety' as squatters continue search for somewhere to live

'We're relying on other people's hospitality.'

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'Worst ever': low-income earners hit by soaring rents

Crushing rent increases are becoming the new normal with lower-income earners and people on welfare priced out of the market, Anglicare Australia has warned.

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Housing crisis to 'get worse before it gets better'

Tax reform, building more public housing, and lifting social support payments have all been floated as pieces of the housing affordability puzzle.

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Welfare payments not covering basic essentials

Welfare payments are far too low and are not covering the cost of key essentials for Australians buckling under the cost of living crisis, a report says.

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‘How do you live?’ Australia’s rental crisis is pricing low-income workers out of a home

Virtually no part of Australia is affordable for aged care workers, early childhood educators, cleaners and nurses, Anglicare says

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Commonwealth rent assistance has no effect on Australia’s housing affordability, Anglicare says

Report finds that not only is CRA inadequate in alleviating rental stress, but that the way it’s calculated neglects those most in need

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Housing, health to fore at new-look national cabinet

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has put housing and health on the agenda as he prepares to host a national cabinet meeting with a difference.

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Rental affordability worst ever seen for minimum wage earners, Anglicare says

In annual snapshot less than 1% of listings were affordable for renters earning minimum wage and only four rooms in share houses for those on jobseeker

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‘Emergency situation’: Homelessness ramps up amid rental crisis

The rental market has never been less affordable, and experts warn the lack of options will has already led to a spike in homelessness.

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Revealed: Where the winners and losers under the Stage 3 tax cuts live

A $254 billion Stage 3 tax plan for wealthy Australians will enrich inner cities at the expense of poorer regional and rural communities.

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Written submissions to Robodebt royal commission made public, revealing significant toll on victims of unlawful scheme

A 98-year-old widow called her care provider in tears, saying she did not have anything else to sell, a written submission to the Robodebt royal commission says.

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Vulnerable on rent support falling behind

The federal government has been urged to boost rental assistance payments to take the sting out of fast-rising rents.

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Tax cuts to cost $11b more than estimate

The federal treasurer says the controversial stage three tax cuts will cost billions more than previously thought as the government faces calls to scrap them.

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Rising rent and food costs drive surging charity demand

As Anti-Poverty Week nears its end, an Anglicare Australia report shows demand for help with food, rent and bills is surging.

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Labor's new plan to slash consultancy bill

The finance minister has outlined a new plan to cut back on consultancy fees while the treasurer has promised to leave controversial stage three tax cuts alone.

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‘The scariest thing is insecurity’: Australia’s renters over 50 fear uncertain future, report shows

Anglicare Australia report finds a couple on age pensions could afford to rent only 1.4% of properties advertised

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National skills agreement expected by 2024

Ahead of the jobs and skills summit in Canberra, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and state leaders have initiated work on a new national skills agreement.

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‘True emergency’: Housing affordability crisis at breaking point after decade of policy inaction

Australia’s housing affordability crisis has reached “fever pitch” as interest rate hikes push rents to fresh highs, a new report has warned.

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More Aussies struggling under poverty line

As The Salvos deal with an uptick in people reaching out to them for help, analysis by another organisation shows minimum wage workers have $29 left each week.

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With high prices and soaring rents, what are political parties promising to do about housing?

In an election campaign largely centred around the cost of living, the spiralling cost of the single-biggest expense for most households — housing — is a key focus for policy. Here's what's being promised.

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A New Report Looked At How Many Rentals Are Affordable On Low Incomes & It’s Fookin None Of Yas

Only 1.6% of rentals across the whole damn country are affordable to full-time workers on minimum wage.

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Anglicare calls for JobSeeker boost as rental costs lock most vulnerable out

'People on low incomes don't stand a chance,' Anglicare executive director says.

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As rental crisis bites, Veronica knows what she’ll have to cut back on — food

Stagnant incomes and surging rents have collided, created a housing crisis in Australia. Great-grandmother Veronica Silva is one of millions caught in the middle and is being forced to move further away from her family.

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