A single person out of work and living in a shared house has an average of just $127 left each week for bills or incidental expenses after covering rent, transport and food, the report finds, while a single-parent household on the Parenting Payment has just $24 remaining each week.
Anglicare Australia has released its annual cost-of-living index, revealing Australians on welfare payments are struggling to get by.
A single person out of work and living in a shared house has an average of just $127 of income each week after covering three core weekly expenses — rent, transport and food., released today, also shows that a single-parent household on the Parenting Payment would have just $24 remaining each week after covering basic living costs.
"It has never been harder to live on JobSeeker and other Centrelink payments, with living costs spiralling and rent costing more than ever," Anglicare Australia executive director Kasy Chambers said.
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