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Presented with a JobSeeker finding too clear to ignore, he changed the subject: how Jim Chalmers is shaping the budget

What was Treasurer Jim Chalmers thinking?

The Conversation

Treasurer refuses to confirm reported JobSeeker lift for people over 55, but says targeted support in the budget

The federal budget will contain targeted support for unemployed women over the age of 55, but the treasurer will not say if that will come in the form of a lift in the JobSeeker rate for that group.

ABC News

'Cruel and punitive': Widowed father of five calls for JobSeeker changes

'JobSeeker is a cheap place where the government can dump people.'

Newcastle Herald

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More Australians forced out of homes as rental housing affordability crisis rages on, Anglicare report shows

At 58, Dawn Dowling has been forced to move in with a friend, as an annual snapshot from Anglicare of rental affordability in Australia paints a grim picture.

ABC News

‘Emergency situation’: Homelessness ramps up amid rental crisis

The rental market has never been less affordable, and experts warn the lack of options will has already led to a spike in homelessness.

The New Daily

Labor backbenchers join push for JobSeeker lift ahead of federal budget

A group of Labor backbenchers, including two first-time MPs, sign an open letter calling for a lift to the JobSeeker rate as the federal government finalises next month's federal budget.

ABC News

Labor considering single-parenting payment, rent assistance changes in budget

The finance minister says the government is looking seriously at a recommendation to expand the single-parenting payment to more mothers, acknowledging it is "hard" to live on the current JobSeeker rate.

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Boosting JobSeeker is the most effective way to tackle poverty: what the treasurer's committee told him

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Minister for Social Services Amanda Rishworth established an Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee in December 2022 to advise the government on ways to lift economic inclusion and reduce disadvantage.

The Conversation

Govt knocks back its own panel’s call to boost JobSeeker

An Albanese minister has conceded he couldn't live on JobSeeker, even as the govt appears poised to ignore another call to lift the rate.

The New Daily

Committee tasked with investigating JobSeeker rate urges 'substantial' increase ahead of federal budget

A committee brought together by the federal treasurer to investigate whether income support payments are adequate has called on the government to lift the JobSeeker rate as a first priority, ahead of next month's federal budget.

ABC News

Multiple Centrelink payments are increasing today. Here's which ones are going up and by how much

Indexation means that some Centrelink recipients will see their payments increase — but not everyone is happy with the raise.

ABC News

Labor social housing bill not enough to address older women homelessness spike, advocates say

Advocates say the federal government's housing plan is a good first step but is "insufficient" to help women aged 55 and older who are facing the highest rate of homelessness in a decade.

ABC News

Charities call for tax tweak to divert food away from landfill and into homes

A simple tweak to tax rules could provide an additional 100 million meals a year for Australians struggling with rising costs, according to the nation's largest food-relief organisation.

ABC News

Why is JobSeeker going to be reviewed? Will it go up?

Starting next year, the income support payments that millions of Australians rely on will be scrutinised by an expert committee, but the government is making it clear that while it will listen to its advice, it won't necessarily follow it.

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Brisbane, Hobart and Sydney become least affordable cities for renters as regional centres also suffer

Annual Rental Affordability Index shows more than 40% of low-income households now in rental stress

The Guardian - AU

Australians turning to buy now, pay later schemes for groceries ‘stuck in a revolving door’ of debt

Financial counsellors say more and more people are turning to BNPL services for essentials such as food, petrol and bills

ABC News

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher and federal budget criticised for ignoring youth and cost of living on Q+A

The government is criticised for not doing enough to ease cost-of-living pressures for Australia's most vulnerable and youth as the impact of rising inflation bites.

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Are you financially vulnerable? This calculator will reveal your level of risk

Income-based measures of poverty can be too simplistic, so a more-sophisticated measure of financial stress is needed.

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Centrelink's Disability Support Pension application process 'a hate crime', says Sophie Reid-Singer

Sophie Reid-Singer has a congenital bone disease causing chronic pain and fatigue. She says having to prove her disability to access welfare support is "a hate crime".

The New Daily

Rising rent and food costs drive surging charity demand

As Anti-Poverty Week nears its end, an Anglicare Australia report shows demand for help with food, rent and bills is surging.

ABC News

JobSeeker has kept recipients below the poverty line for years, but advocates say they've never been worse off

As food prices and living costs rise, social services advocates say they've never seen Australians on JobSeeker struggling this much.

ABC News

Murray Watt says the government is providing the largest cost-of-living increase to welfare recipients in 30 years. Is that correct?

Cabinet minister Murray Watt says the government is providing the largest cost-of-living increase to welfare recipients in 30 years. RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

AAP

Welfare boost 'won't cover' rising costs

Australia's peak social services body has called on the government to increase welfare payments in the upcoming budget as inflation continues to rise.

The Conversation

What happened when we gave unemployed Australians early access to their super? We've just found out

One of the most well-established practical observations in economics is that when we give an unemployed person a payment, it tends to delay their return to work.

The Guardian - AU

Australians in ‘acute crisis’ urge PM to ease welfare penalties for working more hours

People on disability pensions say they should be able to work more without having their financial support reduced

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