880,000 living in poverty in 'wealthiest state in one of the world's wealthiest countries'

More than 888,000 NSW residents are living below the poverty line, according to new research, including one in six children.

Economic disadvantage is estimated based on the ACOSS household income adequacy measure. Source: maps.ncoss.org.au

More than 888,000 people are living below the poverty line in NSW, with about one in six children affected and women worse off than men, new research has found.

The study, from the NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS) and the University of Canberra's National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM), correlates to the most recent census data for the 2015/16 financial year.

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