Anglicare Australia believes that a fair society is one where everyone can live a dignified life and nobody lives in poverty. People are entitled to support while they study for the future, get help while they look for work, or get a pension to support themselves if they have a disability, and be paid fairly for the work they do. We must have adequate incomes to become a fair society.
Anglicare Australia is committed to creating a fairer and more just society. This position statements describe our positions on the issues related to Adequate Income.
Publications
Australia Fair Series – Falling Behind
Falling Behind examines the widening economic gap between generations and the growing challenges young Australians face in achieving financial security and building a stable future.
Submission to Income Management Instrument review
Since the inception of compulsory income management, Anglicare Australia has opposed its use as needlessly punitive and warned against its harms. Our position remains unchanged. Evidence shows the scheme’s fallibility and that it ultimately continues to perpetrate harm on communities, despite the Government having removed some aspects of the system in recent years. Anglicare Australia does not support maintaining the legislative instrument that allows the Government to continue imposing compulsory income management schemes on vulnerable people and communities. Instead, the Government should take this opportunity to enact its pledge to abolish the compulsory nature of the schemes.
Cost of Living Index: Income Support, 2026
Anglicare Australia has released the Living Costs Index, an analysis which compares the incomes for three household types against essential living costs such as rent, food, and transport. This edition covers households on the income support payments.