Poverty and Cost of Living

The stakes could hardly be higher for this ACT election, but you might not know it listening to many political parties and candidates. Global and national forces are ratcheting up the financial pressure on households, with an unprecedented growth of the working poor in the territory. A fundamental challenge this election is preventing the lower […]

ACTCOSS’s latest ACT Cost of Living Report reveals persistently high inflation and high interest rates are exacting a devastating toll on low-income households and adding to demand for community sector services across the ACT.  ACTCOSS CEO, Dr Devin Bowles said: “The ongoing cost-of-living crisis has extended the reach of financial stress to more and more […]