Latest news: Poverty

ACTCOSS’s annual cost-of-living report, published this morning, warns that Canberra faces disaster, as more households fall into poverty.

The community sector's election campaign urges the government to increase funding to match population growth amid the cost-of-living crisis.

To mark Mandela Day the South African High Commission launched a food donation campaign for food relief charity HelpingACT.

Daniel Hart, founder of You B I, wants to see a world where every adult receives regular unconditional payments that covers basic needs.

Anglicare’s Rental Affordability Snapshot shows that housing in the national capital is unaffordable for many Canberrans - and worsening.

The latest Census data reveals 387 children were sleeping rough on Census night in 2021, as the overall number of people experiencing homelessness surged by five per cent.

One in six Australian children are living below the poverty line, a new report has found.

Poverty, hunger, and homelessness are rising across Australia - and even affluent Canberra, the nation's capital, is not immune.

To mark Anti-Poverty Week, 16-22 October, the community sector has published a grim snapshot of poverty and inequality in the ACT.

Canberra Liberals leader Elizabeth Lee will call today for an independent inquiry into poverty in the ACT.

Canberra’s cost of living puts many within our community at risk, says ACTCOSS Deputy CEO Adam Poulter, and we have a political choice.

The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) wants the next federal government to increase the rate of JobSeeker, Youth Allowance, and other income support payments to at least $70 a day, further supplement the incomes of people with disability and single parents, and index to the consumer price index and wages.

Almost one in 10 Canberrans live below the poverty line, and a quarter of those are children. This grim statistic is predicted to increase even further if the next Federal Government fails to act, says the ACTCOSS.

The Vital Signs report, published this week by Hands Across Canberra and the Snow Foundation, provides a snapshot of Canberra focused on Health, Education and Employment, Housing, and Belonging.

Vinnies Canberra/Goulburn has called on governments to reduce poverty by investing in social housing and increasing income support. 

Anti-Poverty Week organisers ask Canberrans to reflect on the disadvantage on their own doorstep, and to make a change.