Job Seekers Skipping Meals, Cutting Heat as Prices Rise

A woman pays a fruit vendor in a market in Melbourne, Australia, on July 23, 2013. Scott Barbour/Getty Images

Rising prices are leaving many Australians on income support payments with no choice but to skip meals and cut back on heating to make ends meet.

Nearly three-quarters of Australians on JobSeeker, Youth Allowance and the Parenting Payment are eating less as cost of living pressures intensify.