More than 620,000 people with a disability living in poverty in Australia: ACOSS

Wake up call for the nation: More than 620,000 people with disability living in poverty Poverty in Australia Report - Updated version 2013 ACOSS National Conference - 'Community: The Heart of the Economy' March 25 - 26 in Adelaide  Key Findings of Report:   ·       2,265,000 people or 12.8% of all people living below the internationally accepted poverty line (50% of median household income) ·       575,000 children or 17.3% were living below the poverty line ·       620,600 people with a disability or 27.4% were living below the poverty line ·       63% of people in unemployed households were below the poverty line ·       25% of people in lone parent households were below the 50% poverty line ·       37% of people in households whose main income was social security were living below the poverty line ·       14% of women were below the poverty line compared to 12% of men ·       54% of people living in households below the poverty line were female compared to 46% male ·       26% of adults living in households below the 50% poverty line came from a non-English-speaking-country ·       The level of poverty was higher (13.1%) outside capital cities than in capital cities (12.6%) ·        The proportion of people in poverty rose by approximately a third of a percentage point from 2003 to 2010 but it is difficult to compare poverty levels over the long term due to changes in the various ABS surveys.