‘Never been harder’: Job seekers are barely scraping by, Anglicare Australia says in annual cost-of-living report

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. 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. Welfare, Housing Policy, Federal Government, Business, Economics and Finance, Government and Politics, Cost of Living Latest business news