Poverty in Australia is highly gendered and affects single parents, migrants and people living with a disability at above average rates, a new study has found.
ACOSS partnered with the University of NSW to examine which groups were at risk of poverty in their lifetimes.A majority of people who relied on government support lived in poverty and current payments were "totally inadequate".
The study found the depth of poverty experienced by Australians on income support payments was severe. The study found poverty in Australia was highly gendered and affected single-parent families, migrants from non-English speaking backgrounds and people living with a disability at above average rates.Demand for help is 'spiralling' as cost of living pressures bite. Advocates say making this change could helpThis compared to 10 per cent of mortgage holders and eight per cent of homeowners without a mortgage.
The welfare advocacy organisation is urging the government to lift income support payments to at least $76 a day, double rent assistance and increase supplements for single parents and people living with a disability.
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