TONIGHT: Talking About Poverty with Rick Morton and Fiona Moore (online)
Welfare recipients, supporters and media are invited to attend the first online session of the People Against Poverty Summit.
Government must wipe energy debts – shopping around for cheaper energy won’t help
Only 42% of the 132,000 customers on a hardship plan with their energy company are able to repay more than they use
Antipoverty Centre rejects shameful report from economic “inclusion” committee
Another report that excludes poor people – the real experts in poverty – causes more harm than good.
Senate estimates hearing shows Minister Watt must do whatever is necessary to end “mutual” obligations
Further revelations that this system may not even be lawful is enough to end "mutual" obligations once and for all.
Report calls for energy debt amnesty
The Antipoverty Centre is calling on energy retailers to wipe debt from their books using their massive greedflation profits
IT outage chaos: “Mutual” obligations must be suspended to stop distress and confusion for welfare recipients
Since last Monday, IT issues have plagued government systems that welfare recipients must use to receive their Centrelink payment on time.
Advocates deliver $173 million bill to Origin Energy, call on energy companies to wipe customer debt
Energy companies must Stop the Bill Shock by wiping debts and making prices fair
Debt forgiveness urgently needed as poor people suffer from high energy costs
The Antipoverty Centre is calling for immediate intervention from energy companies and government in response to today’s annual electricity and gas markets report published by the Australian Energy Regulator.
In Anti-Poverty Week support poor people not poverty profiteers
Another year, another Anti-Poverty Week, and still the poverty industry fails to prioritise the expertise of people in poverty.
Change to Commonwealth Rent Assistance excludes millions and is embarrassingly low
In response to the government’s announcement of a 10% change to the maximum rate of Commonwealth Rent Assistance, the Antipoverty Centre is calling on the government to stop tinkering with Centrelink payments and take meaningful action so that welfare recipients are no longer left behind.