Elevated Jobseeker payments to continue until March but rate will be cut by $100 a fortnight

A coronavirus supplement to the welfare payment will be further wound back to $150 per fortnight, but the support will be continued for another three months.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House. Source: AAP

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By Tom Stayner, SBS Nepali
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Elevated Jobseeker payments to continue until March but rate will be cut by $100 a fortnight | SBS Nepali