About 2.5 million Australians are living below the poverty
line, according to a Salvation Army report. It found on average, people had
just under $18 a day to live on after paying for accommodation. The Salvation
Army said the results painted an alarming picture of what was happening to many
marginalised Australians.
The
survey found 75 per cent of respondents had cut down on
basic necessities, 59 per cent had delayed or were unable to pay utility bills
and 57 per cent had gone without meals. It also found 68 per cent of those
surveyed went without dental treatment and 37 per cent went without medical
treatment.
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