Extent and nature of poverty in Australia

As a leading systemic and individual advocacy and disability representative organisation, our submission to the Community Affairs References Committee inquiry into the extent and nature of poverty in Australia specifically addresses the impacts of poverty on Australians with disability. Disability and poverty

Australians with disability experience significant economic disadvantage. On average, people with disability have much lower labour force participation rates and lower income than people without disability, leading to high rates of poverty. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development estimated in 2010 that 45 per cent of all people with disability in Australia were living in poverty […]

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