Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Families and Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

In specific response to your question, again, the government does not have a specific definition of poverty, because we believe the most important thing we can do to assess financial distress, difficulty and poverty is to assess the needs of the individuals that find themselves in that situation. An assessment defining poverty by comparing it to other people's incomes serves no purpose. (Time expired)