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No. 15 June Quarter 2013: Telecommunications
1 August 2013
Expenditure on phone and internet connectivity is important to social inclusion and represents a significant proportion of household expenditure. This is especially the case for low income households for whom telecommunications expenditure takes up a greater proportion of their weekly expenditure than it does for households with higher incomes.
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Energy Market Research Report No.1
25 June 2013
A brief analysis of the South Australian "mass market" for energy and gas, focusing particularly on market concentration and rates of switching since de-regulation.
Vulnerable Consumers and Energy Market Contracts
3 June 2013
Short briefing paper on findings of focus-group research into the experience of people in poverty in the de-regulated South Australian energy market.
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No. 14 March Quarter 2013: Education
1 May 2013
For many people, such as those low income families struggling to send children to school, or adults in post-secondary education living on Youth Allowances, Austudy or Abstudy, education expenditure is important and a basic necessity. Indeed, given the importance of education and the sacrifices many parents make for children, it is an expenditure which will often be prioritised over other household essentials.
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No. 13 December Quarter 2012: Insurance
1 February 2013
Insurance is not one of the focus areas focused on in previous SACOSS Cost of Living Reports. In
part this is because insurance is not a top level category in the ABS household expenditure data,
so insurance costs tend to be hidden as part of housing, health, transport and other categories.
However, when all the various insurance expenditures are added together, insurance accounts for
a greater proportion of household expenditure than key cost of living areas like utilities and health.
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South Australian Consumer Credit Legal Services: A Scoping Study
31 January 2013
A major research project scoping the demand for consumer credit legal services in South Australia, existing services and service gaps, and making recommendations for future service delivery.
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No. 12 September Quarter 2012: Utilities
1 November 2012
Having access to affordable utilities like electricity, gas, water and sewerage is a necessity and basic right of people living in a modern society. Those services are important to health and wellbeing, and lack of access to those services is a barrier to social participation.
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No. 11 July Quarter 2012: Housing
1 September 2012
For renters on low incomes fixed to CPI, rent is becoming an increasing burden on the household budget. The clear trend that the sorts of housing stress indicated in the 2009-10 HES expenditure figures are getting worse as rent rises outstrip income. This is a particular problem because, given the large proportion of welfare recipients’ income which can be dedicated to paying rent, these price rises represent a major problem and a potential driver of poverty and homelessness.
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