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Submission to inquiry into the extent and nature of poverty in Australia 

FCVic has made a submission to the inquiry into the extent and nature of poverty in Australia.

This submission, drawing on client experiences and our members’ professional observations, will focus on the following issue areas:

  1. Financialisation, credit and debt
  2. Social Security system
  3. Family Violence
  4. Mental Health
  5. Housing
  6. Digital access gap
  7. Energy hardship
  8. Migrants and refugees
  9. Financial literacy and capability

FCVic makes the following recommendations to the Inquiry as steps that will significantly and quickly reduce the individual and community burdens from widespread, preventable poverty.

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  • 22 March 2023
  • Social Security and Centrelink
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FCVic acknowledges the support of the Victorian Government.

FCVic acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we live and work. We pay our respects to their Elders, past and present, and to the Elders of other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities throughout Victoria and Australia.

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