END CHILD POVERTY IN AUSTRALIA

Cost of living, inflation, soaring interest rates and housing crisis has created a tinder box for families already experiencing poverty.

For many children, they have no choice or voice about their circumstances.

This is despite having parents trying to do their very best.

In Australia, there is no national approach to ending child poverty. And we don’t know the true extent of children living in poverty, because we don’t measure it.

We are calling on the Government to legislate to end child poverty in Australia.

Make children a political and policy priority.

You can help us make a positive impact on children's lives. It's time for us all to end child poverty in Australia.


A child who lives in poverty is 3.3 times as likely to live in poverty as an adult.

A child who lives in poverty is 3.3 times as likely to live in poverty as an adult.

Why do we need legislation?

While the statistics on child poverty in Australia are alarming, they are not accurate, localised, or up-to-date. Legislating on child poverty would measure, inform, and transparently report real-time statistics about child poverty so we as a whole community can take action and target services where and when children need them.

Reporting to Parliament every year, governments are held accountable to targets, while providing transparency to the community about the extent of child poverty. When considering initiatives in the Budget, Governments of all levels would then be required to give greater focus to the wellbeing of children in Australia.

Cost of living, inflation and soaring interest rates has created a tinder box for families already experiencing poverty and children have no choice in their circumstances.

This is despite having parents trying to do their best.

In Australia, there is no commitment to end child poverty. And we don’t know the true extent of children living in poverty, because we don’t have a national approach to ending child poverty.