Eight out of the 10 Australian districts projected to experience the biggest increases in poverty following cuts to the JobKeeper and JobSeeker payments are in Sydney’s west.
New modelling shows every region of the city will record an increased rate of poverty in October compared with before the pandemic as the Morrison government winds back income support schemes introduced at the onset of the crisis.
Poverty rates in Fairfield are forecast to rise 10.7 per cent between June and October this year, while Merrylands-Guildford is expected to record a 10.4 per cent jump and Bringelly-Green Valley a 10.3 per cent increase. Bankstown, Auburn, Mount Druitt, Liverpool and Canterbury are also expected to record increases in their poverty rates of up to 9.6 per cent between June and October.
The analysis by the Australian National University’s centre for social research and methods shows Sydney’s north and east will experience the smallest increases in poverty as income support payments are reduced, with Ku-ring-gai, North Sydney and Mosman, the inner city and Manly all recording an increase of about 2 per cent – compared with 9.4 per cent in Auburn.
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