{"id":92894,"date":"2014-12-22T19:44:01","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T09:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=92894"},"modified":"2020-08-20T17:54:59","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T07:54:59","slug":"92894","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/12\/22\/92894\/","title":{"rendered":"Jobless ‘Below Standard Of Living’"},"content":{"rendered":"

December 22, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

A single unemployed man living in Kingaroy does not have enough income to meet a basic standard of living, according to a report released by the Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS).<\/p>\n

The report examined the difference in the cost of living in six centres across Queensland: Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Cairns, Mt Isa, Rockhampton and Kingaroy.<\/p>\n

It found that Mt Isa was the most expensive place to live across a variety of scenarios because of extremely high housing costs.<\/p>\n

While Kingaroy, Cairns and Rockhampton were cheaper, higher unemployment meant residents were more likely to rely on government allowances and payments.<\/p>\n

According to QCOSS, an unemployed single man in Kingaroy earns $111 per week less than is required to meet a basic standard of living.<\/p>\n

However,\u00a0 a single mum with two children is best off in Kingaroy, with a weekly surplus of $152.<\/p>\n

The cost of renting was also the lowest in Kingaroy.<\/p>\n

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Unemployed Single Male<\/strong><\/h3>\n