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City rentals too pricey for low-income tenants

Posted on April 30, 2012 by kwc

ABC A new survey shows low-income earners are being priced out of the rentals market in Australian capital cities. Anglicare’s rental affordability snapshot tests how affordable the private rental market is for households on government payments and the minimum wage. … Continue reading →

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Low income households struggling: report

Posted on December 21, 2011 by kwc

Source: theWest Low income working households are $12 a week worse off than they were a year ago and are struggling to keep pace with increases in housing and utility costs, a report by the Western Australian Council for Social … Continue reading →

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Minimum wage harming job opportunities for young

Posted on October 4, 2011 by kwc

Source: Telegraph The minimum wage may be pricing young people out of work because employers are finding it too expensive to give them their first job, Government pay advisers have said. Firms may be reluctant to create jobs by recruiting … Continue reading →