Poverty and Cost of Living

ACTCOSS’s latest ACT Cost of Living Report reveals that easing inflation and recent interest rate cuts have done little to relieve acute financial stress faced by Canberra’s lowest-income households. ACTCOSS CEO, Dr Devin Bowles, said: “Improvements in the economy over the last year have disproportionately benefited middle and high-income earners, while those experiencing poverty continue to […]

“This budget, with its modest tax cut of $10 a week, has cash for everyone except those with the least” said ACTCOSS CEO Dr Devin Bowles. “It is shocking that in the face of a cost-of-living crisis, there were no moves to lift Canberrans out of deep poverty by fixing JobSeeker and other income support […]