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Two million Aussies live in poverty, study finds
Research commissioned by the Salvation Army has found the "working poor" are finding it harder to make ends meet.
Salvos call for child poverty strategy
Say numbers of 'working poor' rising
'The poverty cycle isn't being broken'
TWO million Australians are living in poverty, with the number of "working poor" growing rapidly, research has found.
A Roy Morgan report of 669 people commissioned by the Salvation Army indicates the working poor are finding it harder to make ends meet, with the rising cost of living and a lack of affordable housing causing financial stress for low-income families.
About half of the country's low-income households report cash-flow problems, and more than a quarter need to increase credit card debt or borrow money from friends and family to stay afloat.
The report also found about 70 per cent of poor children are living in jobless families.
The Salvation Army's Major Brad Halse said the report findings showed poverty issues had become entrenched.
He said there was a need for more understanding and fewer misinformed stereotypes, with an estimated 80,000 Australians seeking financial help for the first time in 2009.
"We are seeing families where there is intergenerational poverty," Major Halse said.
"The cycle just isn't being broken."
The Salvation Army is calling for a child poverty strategy to ensure children thrive and an assessment of the full extent of under-employed workers.
http://www.news.com.au/national/two...erty-study-finds/story-e6frfkvr-1225939948353
Research commissioned by the Salvation Army has found the "working poor" are finding it harder to make ends meet.
Salvos call for child poverty strategy
Say numbers of 'working poor' rising
'The poverty cycle isn't being broken'
TWO million Australians are living in poverty, with the number of "working poor" growing rapidly, research has found.
A Roy Morgan report of 669 people commissioned by the Salvation Army indicates the working poor are finding it harder to make ends meet, with the rising cost of living and a lack of affordable housing causing financial stress for low-income families.
About half of the country's low-income households report cash-flow problems, and more than a quarter need to increase credit card debt or borrow money from friends and family to stay afloat.
The report also found about 70 per cent of poor children are living in jobless families.
The Salvation Army's Major Brad Halse said the report findings showed poverty issues had become entrenched.
He said there was a need for more understanding and fewer misinformed stereotypes, with an estimated 80,000 Australians seeking financial help for the first time in 2009.
"We are seeing families where there is intergenerational poverty," Major Halse said.
"The cycle just isn't being broken."
The Salvation Army is calling for a child poverty strategy to ensure children thrive and an assessment of the full extent of under-employed workers.
http://www.news.com.au/national/two...erty-study-finds/story-e6frfkvr-1225939948353