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Changes to COVID-19 welfare payments

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Amy Ivey says she's 'terrified' of JobSeeker dropping too much. Source: Supplied

The Federal Government has overhauled its JobKeeper and JobSeeker income support payments, as the economy slowly starts to recovers.


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By Shuba Krishnan, Fintan McDonnell

Presented by Maridel Martinez

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The Federal Government has overhauled its JobKeeper and JobSeeker income support payments, as the economy slowly starts to recovers.


Highlights

  • From September until December, the $1500 a fortnight JobKeeper scheme will be split into two tiers
  • To qualify for the re-versioned scheme, businesses will again need to show their turnover has fallen significantly.
  • The Job Seeker unemployment benefit will also change

Prime Minister Scott Morrison today announced a raft of changes to the governments income support scheme 


 

 

The Prime Minister says the federal government will take another look at JobSeeker as the economy continues to reopen.

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