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Australia's sex report card' released
The latest Australian Study of Health and Relationships was revealed at a conference in Sydney this week held by the International Union Against Sexually Transmitted Infections.
Rent assistance went up by $25 and ... average rents have gone up by more than $100. What might look like a big percentage increase is, frankly, fuck all, and that's one of the reasons that this is so upsetting.
When CRA is indexed, the amount of rent that you have to pay before you get any rent assistance increases. So the proportion of your rent, where you qualify for it, reduces if you aren't receiving the maximum payment.
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