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Connectivity Costs II: Telecommunications Affordability and Waged Poor Households

Man working at home with daughter on lapSACOSS (South Australian Council of Social Service)

Grant Round: 2019

Amount: $99,112

This project has identified telecommunications usage, affordability and hardship experiences of the ‘working poor’ (those living below the poverty line, whose main source of income is from employment) and low-income consumers. These groups are less likely to seek, and often do not qualify for, government assistance. The project has identified how these households could be assisted to overcome affordability barriers and improve telecoms access.

This project was completed in 2020 in partnership with TASCOSS and ACTCOSS. 

Download:  pdfConnectivity Costs II: Telecommunications Affordability and Waged Poor Report1.21 MB
Download:  docxConnectivity Costs II: Telecommunications Affordability and Waged Poor Report (accessible Word version)422.14 KB

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Download:  pdfConnectivity Costs II: Telecommunications Affordability and Waged Poor Infographic164.31 KB

 

 The original Connectivity Costs report was released in 2016.