Low-income consumers
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Low income consumers
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.
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.
Report
Renewable energy retrofitting and energy poverty in low-income households: final report
This small, but in-depth study, followed the installation of solar PV in low-income households living in community rental housing in Melbourne's western suburbs. The research makes a valuable contribution to informing the development of effective mechanisms for delivery of affordable energy and alleviating energy poverty.
Report
Working towards a fairer consumer credit market
This paper considers interest rate caps, what is known about their use and impact in other jurisdictions, and how might they contribute to a fairer consumer credit regime in New Zealand.
Briefing paper
Entrenched disadvantage in Western Australia: health, economic and social impacts
100 Families WA is a collaborative research project aimed at understanding the lived experience of poverty, entrenched disadvantage and social exclusion. The first bulletin focuses on the health, economic and social impacts of hardship experienced by families in Perth, Western Australia.