More than one in ten Australians live in poverty, with many relying on government provided support and emergency payments. These payments are insufficient to cover basic costs of living, and as a result, many people are forced to engage with emergency and community food assistance. The aim of this article is to explore the experiences of those who, despite being in receipt of an Australian welfare payment and engaged with the welfare system, rely on charitable food assistance for some or all of their weekly food supply. Interviews were conducted with seventy-eight people and were thematically analysed. The main findings of this study are the significant challenges faced by people who are on very low incomes when navigating the government-provided welfare and non-government charity systems and the insufficiency of the welfare system in providing income to meet basic costs of living.

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为那些依赖紧急和社区食品援助的人导航澳大利亚福利系统

超过十分之一的澳大利亚人生活贫困，其中许多人依靠政府提供的支持和紧急付款。这些款项不足以支付基本生活费用，因此，许多人被迫参与紧急和社区食品援助。本文的目的是探索那些尽管领取了澳大利亚福利金并参与了福利系统，但每周部分或全部食物供应仍依赖慈善食物援助的人的经历。对 78 人进行了访谈，并进行了主题分析。