This paper revises the estimates of housing costs which are contained in quarterly updates of the measures of poverty commonly known as the Henderson Poverty Lines, or HPLs, published by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research (“Melbourne Institute”).

It arises out of advocacy by the Australian Catholic Council for Employment Relations (“ACCER”) on behalf of low paid workers and their families.  The full paper is available via the following link.

ACCER Housing-adjusted poverty line