At its national conference in Canberra on Tuesday, Anglicare Australia will launch research that points to growing inequality across the country and a fall in living standards for those on the lowest incomes.

This year’s Budget lacks direction, according Anglicare Australia’s Executive Director, Kasy Chambers.

“The proof is in the pudding, and our Rental Affordability Snapshot figures this year show there is a severe housing crisis for people on low incomes. As a matter of urgency, governments must put a national plan in place to resolve it,” Anglicare Australia Executive Director, Kasy Chambers said today.

On the release of the national 2014 Rental Affordability Snapshot at Parliament House today, Anglicare Australia Executive Director, Kasy Chambers has called for an increase in affordable housing and a dedicated federal housing and homelessness minister.

It seems the concerns of the poorest and most disadvantaged in the community are just not important in the upcoming election, Anglicare Australia Executive Director, Kasy Chambers said today.

Anglicare Australia’s Executive Director Kasy Chambers described the Senate Committee Inquiry into the adequacy of income support, announced today, as a vital opportunity for Government.