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Re:Being poor changes your thinking about everything by daurnimator on Friday September 13, 2013 @10:41PM (#6384433)
This is very much the opposite to what I experienced in Melbourne.

Youth Allowance with Rent didn't cover my rent in a share house, or even bills. When I didn't have more than one part time job I was relying on money from my Mother to pay the rent.

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Re:Being poor changes your thinking about everything by jpau on Saturday September 14, 2013 @03:46PM (#6386823)
I receive ~$470 a fortnight in youth allowance and rent assistance. My utilities work out to around $20 a week. That leaves $430 a fortnight for rent. My wages pay my groceries.

Realestate.com.au affords some pretty nice share housing at that rate.. :) I admit it's not the standard of housing that I grew up in, but why would I be entitled to such? ;)

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