Brisbane

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Brisbane is leading the country in the cost-of-living crisis with the highest rent, energy, health and insurance price hikes in the past year, according to a report by the Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS).

The organisation's annual QCOSS Living Affordability in Queensland Report models the expenditure and income of sample low-income households.

It also found severe shortages of affordable rentals, which combined with low vacancies increased people's risk of becoming homeless.

"Recent increases in assistance does not compensate for the significant gap between income support payments and average rents in the private rental market," she said.

"Children are going to school hungry and reduced bulk billing services means their parents cannot afford to seek medical help," Ms McVeigh said.

"We call on the government to raise the rate of income support payments to at least $78 a day to ensure the safety, shelter, and wellbeing of Queenslanders," Ms McVeigh said.

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