Basic Groceries Up 20 to 95 Percent Amid Cost of Living Crisis: Research

Shoppers are seen using a single-use plastic bag at a fruit and vegetable store inside the Central Market in Adelaide, Australia, on Nov. 1, 2019. AAP Image/Morgan Sette

Low-income Australians are paying much more for essential products and services than average households amid the living cost crisis, a report has found.

Anglicare Australia, one of Australia’s largest charitable networks, has released the a report (pdf) on poverty premium–the additional costs that low-income earners have to pay due to a lack of financial means to shop more efficiently.