Changes to COVID-19 welfare payments

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

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

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 

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

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