Renewed call for JobSeeker increase as reductions in COVID-19 benefits loom

More than 1.5 million people receiving JobSeeker payments will see their benefits slashed by $100 a fortnight from 1 January.

$1.2 billion dollar boost to programs post-JobKeeper. Source: AAP

Welfare groups are calling for a permanent increase in JobSeeker payments to bring people above the poverty line as the federal government moves to reduce COVID-19 benefits.

The Morrison government plans to lower the JobSeeker unemployment supplement by $100 a fortnight from Friday 1 January, and the JobKeeper payment by $200 on Monday.

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