The Child Poverty in Australia 2025 report from Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC) and the Valuing Children Initiative's End Child Poverty campaign reveals a troubling rise in child poverty, driven by housing stress and inadequate income support.
📈 15.6% of children projected to live in poverty by 2025
🏠 WA rents up 43% in 3 years
👨👩👧 36.6% of children in single-parent households affected
The report calls for a Child Poverty Reduction Act, increased social security, and housing reform.
📘 Read the full report.
Read more information here.
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