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Social and financial security sufficient for an adequate standard of living

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Example families on benefit and in private housing would need over $100 per week more to meet their costs to participate in their communities…

A bar diagram showing example families on a benefit, the amounts their adequate income and shortfall would be, and a list of the other types of assistance they could be getting from MSD.

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A bar diagram showing example families on a benefit, the amounts their adequate income and shortfall would be, and a list of the other types of assistance they could be getting from MSD.

Single person on Supported Living Payment
Adequate income
$598
Shortfall
-$137
Other
Accomodation Supplement
Benefit
Work ready Jobseeker
Adequate income
$588
Shortfall
-$164
Other
Accomodation Supplement
Benefit
Sole parent with one child
Adequate income
$802
Shortfall
-$112
Other
Working for Families
Accomodation Supplement
Benefit
Jobseeking couple with two children
Adequate income
$1,225
Shortfall
-$356
Other
Working for Families
Accomodation Supplement
Benefit

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