This Anti-Poverty Week (17-23 October) we are calling on our governments to unlock poverty for millions of Australians by raising income support above the poverty line and investing in social…
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Anti-Poverty Week welcomes the Federal Government’s decision to pay $200 a week to DSS recipients who lost more than 8 hours a week work during…
Read More All DSS payments need to be raised above the poverty line
One in 10 of the 14 million people locked down in NSW, Victoria and South Australia are individuals, families and children receiving the lowest social…
Read More 500,000 lowest income children locked down in NSW, VIC and SA without support
Anti-Poverty Week estimates there are 1.2 million individuals, families and children receiving the lowest social security payments locked down in NSW and Victoria. These include…
Hundreds of thousands of the most vulnerable Australians affected by lockdowns across Australia are having to cope on $500 per fortnight less than in the…
Read More Pandemic continues yet critical supports are missing
Anti-Poverty Week is excited to be co-hosting a special post Budget online webinar: Tackling child and family poverty Reflections on the 2021/22 Federal Budget Thursday…
Read More Special post Budget webinar – tackling child and family poverty