Anglicare Sydney says the implications of the Federal budget seem 'ominous' for struggling families.

In its budget reaction, Sue King, Anglicare Sydney's Director of Advocacy and Research, said 'youth, people with a disability and families are being asked to shoulder the heaviest burden.'

‘We need some time to work through the details of this budget in terms of the impact on the lives of people who access our services but the high level initiatives outlined this evening seem ominous for those families currently struggling to put food on the table’ she said.

The group is particularly concerned about one of the headline changes introduced by the government, the $7 Medicare co-payment levy.

A statement from Anglicare says "For families and individuals on Newstart and very low incomes this represents a significant proportion of weekly income. People with a disability, families with young children, and the elderly have higher access rates to medical services. Copayments for these groups and for low income households generally will lead to delays in seeking medical assistance."

It says the end result will be reduced access to medical support to those most in need and increased costs to the health system in the longer term.

Other key issues, according to Anglicare, are the moves to keep the young unemployed on Youth Allowance until the age of 24 and the freezing of eligibility thresholds for aged pensioners, people with a disability and carers.

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