We rely on community support.

Our work is led by unpaid people who rely on social security payments to live. Funds are used to pay other unemployed people and welfare recipients to do things like write about their experiences, participate as event speakers, attend parliamentary hearings and other activities that include and foreground those of us usually marginalised.

If you’re comfortably able to do so, we would be grateful for your support to help cover operating costs and fund activities that involve people on Centrelink payments. Scroll further down to see specific projects you can contribute to.

If you’re on a low income, please don’t contribute financially! It’s just as valuable if you can help by sharing our work and request for support.

PAYMENT FORM

Your transaction will be processed by Stripe, a secure payment platform. Your card details will not be visible to the Antipoverty Centre or stored on our systems. You’ll be sent a receipt, however, although we’re a registered non-profit organisation, we don’t have Deductible Gift Recipient status. Donations are not tax deductible.

This form works for both one-off or recurring payments. Use the checkbox to enable repeat contributions weekly, monthly or yearly.

If preferred you can also make a direct bank transfer to: BSB 313140 and account number 12384153.

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Thanks to our supporters

We’ve been able to do more than we could have imagined since the Antipoverty Centre was established in 2021.

As of 30 September 2024, we’ve been able to distribute more than $50,000 to 142 people relying on income support to live. This includes payments for:

  • expertise contributed to submissions, hearings workshops and other consultation processes
  • writing articles
  • work on campaigns
  • material aid
  • covering the costs of participation in protests, royal commissions, inquiries and other advocacy activities.

We’re committed to radical transparency. As we build our capacity as an organisation, we will be publishing more detailed information and breakdowns of where your contributions are going.

Funding priorities

We have set up some dedicated donation options so that you can choose to support specific activities. If you want to contribute to a particular type of work use the options below and the funds will be reserved for that purpose.

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Protest to mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty at social services minister Amanda Rishworth’s office
Workshop in Adelaide to develop recommendations for employment services programs. Labor MP Louise Miller-Frost came to meet us.
Banner making day for the protest to mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
Workshop in Melbourne to develop recommendations for employment services programs.
Protest to mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty in Adelaide
Campaigning on Work for the Dole and increasing JobSeeker in the lead-up to the federal election.
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We were able to pay the unemployed and low income folks who made all of this happen with grassroots support from people in the community. Thank you also to Cooperative Power members, GetUp, Sunrise Project, Reichstein Foundation and Paul Ramsay Foundation for financial contributions to our work. ✊
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