More than 90,000 WA children live below poverty line, largely due to housing costs By Kim Macdonald
Article by Kim Macdonald published Thursday August 8th The West Australian
Over 90,000 children in Western Australia live below the poverty line, with high housing costs being a significant factor. This alarming figure, highlighted by the Bankwest Curtin Economic Centre, represents over 15% of the state's children. The report underscores the urgent need for comprehensive policy solutions to address child poverty, emphasizing how housing affordability issues are driving families into financial hardship. The read more, visit The West Australian.
We stress that this is a wake-up call for national action.
We are failing every Australian child who each day is going hungry, without a place to call home and reduced educational and life opportunities. Most Australians are shocked to discover that 17 per cent of our kids live in poverty.
Children depend on adults to create the conditions that allow them to have a dignified life and the ability to thrive, and we all have a responsibility to make that happen.
That’s why we are calling on the Australian government to introduce legislation to end child poverty. We have the wealth, knowledge and means to achieve it.
