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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
The Shopfront: safe place for those in need
A Western Australian living on the gross national minimum wage in 2018 would have to survive on $719.20 weekly.
With rising living cost and housing prices, the amount was certainly inadequate, which would increase the poverty rate and hence homelessness in the State.
The Shopfront is the Archdiocesan agency fully committed to fighting homelessness and helping those in need.
Anti-Poverty Week 2020 shines spotlight on mental health
The intertwined relationship of mental health and poverty was the spotlight at the Anti-Poverty Week (APW) Ecumenical Service, held at Highgate Parish on 14 October.
Huge number of child poverty cases in Australia brought to light
Children in Australia have been facing poverty for decades, with the Australian Council of Social Services’ (ACOSS) Poverty in Australia 2018 report citing that 739,000 children (or one in six children) were living in poverty, with an estimated figure of 200,000 children experiencing severe poverty.
Newstart and wages: Nowhere near enough for families
The St Vincent de Paul National Council welcomed the release on Friday 21 February of Poverty & Inequality in Australia, the report published by ACOSS and UNSW in Sydney tabulating the latest research and data on the financial conditions of struggling Australians.
