3.6 million Australian households can't afford enough food
A new Foodbank report shows 3.6 million Australian households now lack reliable access to enough food.
Food insecurity means not having regular access to enough nutritious food. More than half of renters are affected.
Only 12 per cent of homeowners face this. Rising rents have squeezed household budgets.
Indigenous households suffer the highest rates at 57 per cent. Households with children hit 45 per cent.
In single-parent homes, this rises to 60 per cent. Even middle-income households report food insecurity at 37 per cent.
Younger Australians are nearly twice as likely to struggle as those over 55. A separate University of NSW report found 91 per cent of homelessness services have seen unprecedented demand.
Workers are handing out tents because demand is so high. They are directing people to safe camping areas.
Many Australians are now skipping meals. They are going without food they need.
Others are facing homelessness.
- 3.6 million (33 percent)
- Households affected
- 57 percent
- Indigenous households
- 60 percent
- Single-parent households
- 91 percent see unprecedented demand
- Homelessness services impact
Why it mattersThese figures show Australia has a serious, widespread crisis. It goes well beyond individual spending decisions. It affects families earning normal incomes.
AustraliaOne in three Australian households now struggle to afford food regularly, and demand for emergency housing support has hit record levels as rents have risen 40 per cent in five years.
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