Australians on income support are “structurally unable to afford the basics of life” and are unable to absorb any more cost of living increases, according to a new report.
The average jobseeker recipient has a shortfall of $135 a week on just the basic weekly cost of food, housing and transport, and no ability to budget for lump-sum payments such as utilities, household goods or emergency expenses, Anglicare’s most recent cost-of-living index has found.
