[Jen77au]

Poverty in Australia?? So what would we say about some of the countries that have no food at all, no water, no proper medical assistance, no ways of proper education, children dying everyday due to malnourishment and diseases??
I believe some are dealing with tough times, but they still have free health systems, clothes to put on, free education and so many hand outs
from charity such as food, clothing etc.
When I lived in Brisbane, there were vans in the morning everywhere giving breakfast to people.
So, for me, poverty is when you have nothing or nowhere to ask for help.
I’ve heard on TV people offering jobs because they need employees, but nobody want to work.
Some, dare to say live on TV too, they rather be on employment benefit.
And I have witnessed people saying life is getting difficult, but they still spending money on non-essentials. Maybe some education on how to manage their money would help a lot of people.
I have had some hard times also, but managing my money wisely, helped a lot not going without the essentials in our household.

Yeah. In Brisbane. But us living in regional areas don’t have access to a lot of those facilities. It’s not about us not wanting to work. It’s because we can’t. Just because you could survive, it doesn’t mean the rest of us pensioners find it easy. Everyone has their own reasons for being unable to survive

 

[Luckyus]

That's so sad. Is she on a public hospital waiting list ? Centrelink do want to know if you can be cured and your problem is stabilised.

I've had 2 extra surgeries after my original surgery and my whole umbilicus I also lost a large ammount of my abdominal wall and now have nerve damage due to stitches going into a nerve. I'm also suffering depression and anxiety because of the negligence of the first surgeon .

I've has been very lucky so far in that in all my surgeries have been remarkably unproblematic?.

 

[Gsr]

She tried to get on the public hospital waiting list but is not eligible as being a work injury it should be covered by insurance, but the insurance company has wiped her and states she is ok and “putting it on”. So she is in a no win situation. She suffers a lot of mental stress and depression due to the situation she is in, all caused by a work injury that was preventable. She had a solicitor interested in putting in a claim for compensation on her behalf but that has stopped due to her being sent to a specialist who despite having never seen her or being fully aware of the severity of her injury sent a letter to the solicitor stating “in his opinion her injury is manageable with regular cortisone shots, high levels of pain killers and major surgery”. The trouble is she can’t afford to pay for all this treatment that is miraculously going to fix everything. Her regular GP has told her that she will most likely end up in a wheelchair within a few years due to this injury. Hopefully she is mentally strong enough to keep on top of all the negativity in her life, we keep in contact with her daily and help financially as much as we can afford to, but it is no sort of life for anybody to have to live, especially since it was caused by negligence on the part of her former employer.

 

[Groovy]

Yeah. In Brisbane. But us living in regional areas don’t have access to a lot of those facilities. It’s not about us not wanting to work. It’s because we can’t. Just because you could survive, it doesn’t mean the rest of us pensioners find it easy. Everyone has their own reasons for being unable to survive

I’m really sorry. I understand that for some it isn’t as easy. I wasn’t talking about everyone but those who really don’t make any effort.
I don’t know where you live, but I’m in regional area also for the last 2 years and I have no complains at all. Maybe you live more remotely than I do. I hope that things improve for you. Have a lovely day

 

[MindyMac]

I'm now on the Disability Pension after having worked 35 years with my birth disability. It's hard I agree but is manageable. I also suppose that I'm lucky in that I own my own home, but it requires a $lot of maintenance works. My stove/oven has not worked for many years now and it sits in my very old kitchen. I purchased a small Cuisinart bench steam oven, a Breville Air Fryer oven, bench Induction plates. They are small but very suitable and save a lot of money as well on energy. Less energy means less on my energy bill.

There are ways of saving money and eating well, but cheaply. Instead of buying cut up chicken & deskinned chicken in packets where the prices are about $5.99-$18.00 per kilo. Wait for the stores to have whole fresh chickens on sale for $3.50-$5.00 (the very highest price point at the moment). Then, buy a few whole chickens on the sale price and get them home, cut them up yourself and deskin as well. Place portions inside good quality freezer bags (Multix brand are the best... so only buy these). Also, always check Woolies deli counter as well to see if the drumsticks are on sale down to $3.00-$3.50 per kilo. Just because it's not mentioned in the catalogue does not mean it's not on sale. Many items go on sale, even $half price sale and are not mentioned in the weekly catalogues.

Always check the items in store to see if they are on sale anyway. Go to the aisle or even check the store website every Wednesday when their new week and sales always begins. Also, just because it's not mentioned on the website, check in-store anyway as their deli counter is never mentioned on the website.

My meals can cost about $1.00-$4.00 a meal at the very most. My coffee made from milk once a day, maybe an Ovaltine drink milk & water (Ovaltine purchased on sale). Maybe some fruit if I can afford that. So, a day for myself on average maybe works out $6.00 per day at most (365 days a year x $6.00 Per Day = $2,190.00). Then, add toiletries, laundry, hygiene products = approx. $2,500 per year. Then I also add my cats & strays that come in for the meals, plus Revolution Plus treatments, kitty litter. All purchased on sale.

You can eat cheaply. Get some of your fruit & veggies from the fruit markets and 'cook up.' I have just prepared 10 serves of Potato Bake at about $1.00 each. Purchased 5 kg of potatoes from fruit market $7.00, grated tasty cheese, dried parmesan cheese, some Aldi full cream. I also have prepared Salmon Patties as well. Woolies Pink Salmon tin and I still have half a bag of potatoes left.

When you cook carrots, cut up more and cook them and freeze ready for another meal. Cook more rice & pasta, again ready for another easy meal. Cook more spaghetti sauce. Always freeze in manageable portions and not in one whole bulk. You can always pull out more portions if needed.

 

[Groovy]

I'm now on the Disability Pension after having worked 35 years with my birth disability. It's hard I agree but is manageable. I also suppose that I'm lucky in that I own my own home, but it requires a $lot of maintenance works. My stove/oven has not worked for many years now and it sits in my very old kitchen. I purchased a small Cuisinart bench steam oven, a Breville Air Fryer oven, bench Induction plates. They are small but very suitable and save a lot of money as well on energy. Less energy means less on my energy bill.

There are ways of saving money and eating well, but cheaply. Instead of buying cut up chicken & deskinned chicken in packets where the prices are about $5.99-$18.00 per kilo. Wait for the stores to have whole fresh chickens on sale for $3.50-$5.00 (the very highest price point at the moment). Then, buy a few whole chickens on the sale price and get them home, cut them up yourself and deskin as well. Place portions inside good quality freezer bags (Multix brand are the best... so only buy these). Also, always check Woolies deli counter as well to see if the drumsticks are on sale down to $3.00-$3.50 per kilo. Just because it's not mentioned in the catalogue does not mean it's not on sale. Many items go on sale, even $half price sale and are not mentioned in the weekly catalogues.

Always check the items in store to see if they are on sale anyway. Go to the aisle or even check the store website every Wednesday when their new week and sales always begins. Also, just because it's not mentioned on the website, check in-store anyway as their deli counter is never mentioned on the website.

My meals can cost about $1.00-$4.00 a meal at the very most. My coffee made from milk once a day, maybe an Ovaltine drink milk & water (Ovaltine purchased on sale). Maybe some fruit if I can afford that. So, a day for myself on average maybe works out $6.00 per day at most (365 days a year x $6.00 Per Day = $2,190.00). Then, add toiletries, laundry, hygiene products = approx. $2,500 per year. Then I also add my cats & strays that come in for the meals, plus Revolution Plus treatments, kitty litter. All purchased on sale.

You can eat cheaply. Get some of your fruit & veggies from the fruit markets and 'cook up.' I have just prepared 10 serves of Potato Bake at about $1.00 each. Purchased 5 kg of potatoes from fruit market $7.00, grated tasty cheese, dried parmesan cheese, some Aldi full cream. I also have prepared Salmon Patties as well. Woolies Pink Salmon tin and I still have half a bag of potatoes left.

When you cook carrots, cut up more and cook them and freeze ready for another meal. Cook more rice & pasta, again ready for another easy meal. Cook more spaghetti sauce. Always freeze in manageable portions and not in one whole bulk. You can always pull out more portions if needed.

I'm now on the Disability Pension after having worked 35 years with my birth disability. It's hard I agree but is manageable. I also suppose that I'm lucky in that I own my own home, but it requires a $lot of maintenance works. My stove/oven has not worked for many years now and it sits in my very old kitchen. I purchased a small Cuisinart bench steam oven, a Breville Air Fryer oven, bench Induction plates. They are small but very suitable and save a lot of money as well on energy. Less energy means less on my energy bill.

There are ways of saving money and eating well, but cheaply. Instead of buying cut up chicken & deskinned chicken in packets where the prices are about $5.99-$18.00 per kilo. Wait for the stores to have whole fresh chickens on sale for $3.50-$5.00 (the very highest price point at the moment). Then, buy a few whole chickens on the sale price and get them home, cut them up yourself and deskin as well. Place portions inside good quality freezer bags (Multix brand are the best... so only buy these). Also, always check Woolies deli counter as well to see if the drumsticks are on sale down to $3.00-$3.50 per kilo. Just because it's not mentioned in the catalogue does not mean it's not on sale. Many items go on sale, even $half price sale and are not mentioned in the weekly catalogues.

Always check the items in store to see if they are on sale anyway. Go to the aisle or even check the store website every Wednesday when their new week and sales always begins. Also, just because it's not mentioned on the website, check in-store anyway as their deli counter is never mentioned on the website.

My meals can cost about $1.00-$4.00 a meal at the very most. My coffee made from milk once a day, maybe an Ovaltine drink milk & water (Ovaltine purchased on sale). Maybe some fruit if I can afford that. So, a day for myself on average maybe works out $6.00 per day at most (365 days a year x $6.00 Per Day = $2,190.00). Then, add toiletries, laundry, hygiene products = approx. $2,500 per year. Then I also add my cats & strays that come in for the meals, plus Revolution Plus treatments, kitty litter. All purchased on sale.

You can eat cheaply. Get some of your fruit & veggies from the fruit markets and 'cook up.' I have just prepared 10 serves of Potato Bake at about $1.00 each. Purchased 5 kg of potatoes from fruit market $7.00, grated tasty cheese, dried parmesan cheese, some Aldi full cream. I also have prepared Salmon Patties as well. Woolies Pink Salmon tin and I still have half a bag of potatoes left.

When you cook carrots, cut up more and cook them and freeze ready for another meal. Cook more rice & pasta, again ready for another easy meal. Cook more spaghetti sauce. Always freeze in manageable portions and not in one whole bulk. You can always pull out more portions if needed.

Agree with you 100%. I believe in the saying “When there is a will, there is a way”

 

[Defiant540]

A substantial increase to the pension would go a long way towards lifting people above the poverty line

absolutely!