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Cost-of-living pressure 'entrenching disadvantage' in the NT
Key takeaways
- The median rental price for a house would leave many people in Darwin on a low-income facing "housing stress".
- A report by the peak body representing social services in the NT says Territorians are being hit harder than most by increasing cost-of-living pressures.
- The report by NTCOSS has flagged high rent, travel costs and power affordability as the major stressors for NT households.
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The median rental price for a house would leave many people in Darwin on a low-income facing "housing stress". (ABC News: Hamish Harty )
A report by the peak body representing social services in the NT says Territorians are being hit harder than most by increasing cost-of-living pressures.
The report by NTCOSS has flagged high rent, travel costs and power affordability as the major stressors for NT households.
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