Cost and standard of living
Alternative labels
Cost of living
Household expenses
Living standards
Standard of living
Report
Commuting burden and housing affordability for low-income renters
This study investigated the impacts commuting costs have on accessing employment for low income workers who are renting their home.
Briefing paper
Policy responses to food insecurity in remote Indigenous communities: social security, store pricing and Indigenous food sovereignty
This paper outlines policy options to respond to the increasing prevalence of remote Indigenous food insecurity.
Survey Report
Survey of 955 people receiving the new rate of JobSeeker and other allowances
This survey explores how the new rate of JobSeeker and other allowances has affected people’s ability to cover essential costs like housing, bills, food, medicine and other vital expenses. The survey also explores how people feel about the federal government’s plan to return income support payments to the old rates in late September.
Report
Globalisation and labour productivity in the OECD: what are the implications for post-pandemic recovery and resilience?
The findings of the report can be used to measure the cost to labour productivity and living standards from the COVID-19 de-globalisation shock, as well as the costs and benefits of post-pandemic policy responses aimed at either decreasing or increasing international connectedness.
Working paper
Affordability of communications services for low income households
In 2017, the Bureau of Communications and Arts Research found that the affordability of communications services in Australia had improved overall. In general, consumers were getting better value as prices stayed the same or fell, while product inclusions (such as data) increased. This paper updates and extends that analysis.