Salvos find regional people struggling to survive

May 15th, 2012

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Updated

May 16, 2012 09:05:45

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The Salvation Army say people are facing mounting debts and some are skipping meals to pay bills. (File photo: ABC News)

The Salvation Army says people across regional Western Australia are feeling the increasing pressure of growing debt and unpaid bills.

And, the organisation’s annual survey has revealed those in the regions are under as much, if not more, financial pressure than their metropolitan counterparts.

The Salvation Army’s Warren Palmer says more than half of respondents admitted skipping meals in order to pay for other necessities.

“One of the most disturbing images of this snapshot indicates is that 29 per cent of those surveyed can’t afford a nutritional meal at least once a day,” he said.

“And, 52 per cent are going without a meal just to make ends meet.

“A further 33 per cent surveyed can’t afford heating in at least one room of the house.”

The organisation surveyed 1,700 people across Australia who had recently sought its help.

The results revealed a 400 per cent increase in applications for the State Government’s hardship utilities grants scheme over the past year in Bunbury alone.

The Salvo’s Andrew Craib says people across the state are increasingly feeling the pressure of bills and growing debt, but says those in regional areas have fewer options.

“Trying to get out of the circumstance means regional areas will often have less opportunities, there might not be the same amount of industry that means I actually have some hope of getting a job down the track,” he said.

“Those who are either on benefits, or low income persons, are really finding life to be a struggle at this point in time.

“There’s those ever-increasing, nagging bills to pay.”

The Salvation Army is holding its Red Shield appeal this weekend.

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May 16, 2012 08:58:21

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