As Anti-Poverty Week (APW) 2025 ends, latest analysis shows poverty and housing stress worsening in the ACT for people on the lowest incomes, community organisations say.
Independent MLA Thomas Emerson warned that without more targeted work on housing affordability, the ACT risked becoming a two-tiered society.
“Canberra is a fantastic place to live if you can afford it, but an increasing number of full-time workers simply cannot afford housing in this city,” Mr Emerson said.
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