ACOSS releases a new report showing that 731,300 children or 17.4% of all children in Australia are living in poverty, an increase of 2 percentage points over the past 10 years (from 2004-2014)…….The report finds that nearly three million people were living in poverty in Australia in 2014, or 13.3% of the general population.

“The overall picture from the last decade is one of persistent and entrenched poverty across the community with an increase in child poverty. It is a national shame that after 25 years of economic growth, we have not done better at changing this trajectory and ensuring our most precious national resource, our children, are given the best possible start in life,” said ACOSS CEO Dr Cassandra Goldie.

Read the full media release https://www.acoss.org.au/media_release/child-poverty-on-the-rise-730000-children-in-poverty/

Read the report https://www.acoss.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Poverty-in-Australia-2016.pdf