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Poverty in australia

5.1 Poverty in Australia

· The poverty line can be defined as the levels of income below which people are defined as impoverished.
· Ways of measuring poverty
· The causes of poverty in Australia are unemployment, insufficient educational background, Geographical location, Minority groups and also age.
Category % in poverty
Aged (single) 49.9
Fatherless families 49.4
Aged (couples) 34.6
Sick/invalid pensioners 35.2
Unemployed persons 24.8
Large families 22.9
Single females 19.6
Country families 17.6
Recent migrants 4.6

% of all adult income units within 0-1 20% of the poverty line, grouped by category.

5.2 Poverty and government spending

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5.3 Social security

· Social security can be defined as
· Types of social security payments:

- old age pensions
- invalid pensions
- unemployment benefits
- single par...

Posted by: Margaret Rowden

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