OzHarvest’s 2026 frontline report reveals a grim "cost of surviving" crisis, with double-income households and mortgage holders seeking food relief for the first time.

Charities are buckling under the unprecedented demand, turning away one in five people as surging fuel and grocery prices make basic necessities like fruit and vegetables unaffordable.

OzHarvest&rsquo;s 2026 frontline report reveals a grim "cost of surviving" crisis, with double-income households and mortgage holders seeking food relief for the first time.
Charities are buckling under the unprecedented demand, turning away one in five people as surging fuel and grocery prices make basic necessities like fruit and vegetables unaffordable.

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"Cost of surviving": OzHarvest warns double-income families now begging for food

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