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UNBELIEVABLE: Struggling university students scraping by on 13 a day cbd77dd9 2885 417f b4d4 931817585f63 - Caught on Camera

Students on Youth Allowance don't have much left in their wallets after paying rent. Photo: Getty

Australian students are trying to scrape by on just $13 a day as welfare payments fail to keep pace with the cost of living, new analysis shows.

A report by Homelessness Australia found people on Youth Allowance had only a tiny amount of cash left after paying surging rents.

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