Pop Goes My Budget!

March 03, 2024 00:30:37
Pop Goes My Budget!
Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog
Pop Goes My Budget!

Mar 03 2024 | 00:30:37

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Show Notes

Our latest surveys to the end of February reveals the current state of Household Finances in Australian as measured by cash flow. A record 73.3% of those living in the rental sector are under pressure, while just over half of those with a mortgage are also in net negative cash flow. All up around 48% of households or 4.7 million families are struggling. The causes are clear to see, with costs of living still outstripping real incomes, high mortgage interest rates thanks to RBA monetary policy and rental cost driven sky high. Massive net migration, and bad government housing policies […]

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