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May 10th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda A major charity group says it’s helping about 10,000 children in Sydney each year who are at risk of becoming homeless and living without necessities including food.
A report by Anglicare Sydney, released on Thursday, said 27,000 people had sought emergency relief from them over the past five years because they couldn’t afford food or bills.
About half of them had at least one child living in their care.
“Children who have to survive in situations like that, they’re behind the eight-ball from the get go,” said Anglicare Sydney CEO Grant Millard.
Each year, about 10,000 children are living in homes that require food or financial assistance from Anglicare, confirmed a spokesman for the charity, which is Sydney’s major emergency relief agency.
Of those families accessing emergency relief, one in 13 did not have permanent housing and were living on the street, in refuges, cars or caravans or staying with family, the 2012 State of Sydney report found.
All were at risk of homelessness due to an ongoing housing crisis in Sydney.
Sue King, director of Advocacy and Partnership at Anglicare Sydney, said children who were exposed to unstable accommodation often also suffered from mental health issues.
“It’s almost like their brains are hard-wired into anxiety and stress for the rest of their lives,” she said.
The study found more than 98 per cent of families did not have anyone working full time, and one in five were living on a household income of less than $400 per week.
And Anglicare said it may get worse for some families due to changes to the Parenting Payment for single parents in Tuesday’s budget.
As of January 1 next year, single parents receiving the payment will revert to a Newstart Allowance once their youngest child turns eight – four years earlier than last year’s announcement that set the child’s age at 12.
Anglicare wants the government to increase the Newstart Allowance by $50 per week to help struggling families.
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