'At what point does it end?': Skyrocketing cost of living sees more families going hungry

More Australians are now experiencing mild to moderate food insecurity due to the cost and unavailability of fruit and vegetables leading to ill health and pressures on charities, experts warn.

Melissa Peters says the number of shoppers in Ipswich Assist's charity grocery store has tripled, some of whom are from middle class backgrounds. "People tell us that they're no longer able to afford just basic groceries, fruit and veggies, they're unable to send their kids to school with lunches because the cost of living is just getting higher and higher each week."The store receives food from OzHarvest and Foodbank, as well as donations from mainstream supermarkets, with all items sold for $1 each.

"At what point does it end? At what point does something happen that stops it from affecting every day Aussies?" she said.

I can remember as a teen my parents struggling years ago when rates were in double digits. Was bound to happen again ....comes down to living within your means and unfortunately having to sacrifice certain lifestyle choices.

30’yrs since the last recession. Gonna get worse before it gets better

“More Australians are now experiencing food insecurity”. I’ll bet that the board of the Reserve Bank are not going hungry!

Bad personal financial management Blame someone else.

All intentional! Welcome to the 'Great Reset'

Won't end under Labor. They have no business experience

solve the root cause - stop the war in ukraine and don't fan up another potential war in south china sea

Family of five. ‘At what point does it end?’ and then give me free help. At what point does it end. Dear oh dear...

Inflation 6%, headed to 7.5%, interest rates still low 1.85% heading to 3% & probably north of that in new year. Job losses to follow. Albo pumped extra $92m/w into economy via min wake hike. Driving hyperinflation higher, faster making ppl worse off. End? it’s just beginning.

Everything is going down as part of the Great Reset.

When JEChalmers pulls his finger out and starts to slash the budget. PK understood this, but these clowns?

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