‘Latte line’: poverty rates worsen in parts of Sydney creating a 30% gap between some suburbs

Exclusive: One in five renters are among 1 million living in poverty, according to New South Wales Council of Social Services

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The “latte line” dividing Sydney’s western and eastern suburbs is hardening, with new research identifying deepening levels of poverty within already disadvantaged areas and groups.

A report commissioned by the New South Wales Council of Social Services (Ncoss) also found one in five renters are among more than 1 million people living in poverty in the state.

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