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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Jobseeker | History Defined

Don't be fooled. JobSeeker's new look is still hiding some nasty business

The core problem remains untouched.

The Canberra Times

'Exhausted': housing supply hit as affordability dips

Low-income earners are locked out of the private rental market, with JobSeeker recipients only able to afford one listing in Australia, a leading charity warns.

AAP

Jobseeker changes turn young adults into dependent children – and squeeze households further

When the government announced in its May budget that it would tighten eligibility for young New Zealanders getting Jobseeker benefits, there were few details about how the policy would work. We now have those details, and they raise many questions.

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Kelly’s jobseeker payments were cut off during a hospital stay for psychosis. It’s far from an isolated case

In February, the highest month for suspensions this year, for every minute, more than one recipient had their payments paused

The Guardian - AU

Peter is barely scraping by on jobseeker. Experts think this is going to be an election issue

Being poor in this country is getting harder, 62-year-old South Australian says, as two major reports call for the jobseeker rate to be lifted

The Guardian - AU

American searches for 'how to move to England' increase 900% after election

Americans are looking to the north and across the Atlantic Ocean following Donald's Trump's election victory.

Fortune

Israel must allow humanitarian relief to reach Gaza, Australia and UK say in new joint statement – as it happened

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Report urges government to lift JobSeeker payments

'Punishingly low' JobSeeker payments are trapping people in a cycle of poverty, with a leading welfare group urging the government to intervene

AAP

Jobseeker policy plan leaves carers concerned

Carers who look after family or other community members are unsure what National’s plan to get more people into paid work might mean for them.

Newsroom.co.nz

Luxon’s red light for beneficiaries

National says its new sanction system for people on Jobseeker support will break a cycle of dependence – but political opponents are calling it heartless

Newsroom.co.nz

Dutton's JobSeeker plans would at first leave 640,000 worse off and 168,000 better off

If this year’s budget measures are passed by parliament in the current sitting, the government has indicated that the single rate of JobSeeker payment will increase by around $56 per fortnight in September.

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Australia's 'retirement age' just became 67. So why are the French so upset about working until 64?

Since Saturday, Australians have been required to wait until the age of 67 until they can get the age pension.

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Labor's Julian Hill on employment, AI, Julian Assange and TikTok

The federal budget gave a much-needed, but very modest, increase to those on JobSeeker and associated payments. However, it didn’t address that other important issue of the unemployed: how to help as many JobSeekers as possible to get into work, whether full- or part-time.

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Will the Coalition's JobSeeker plan get more people working? New research suggests not

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says allowing JobSeeker recipients to work more would be more beneficial than a $40 pay increase, but new research suggests not.

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Michael Pascoe: JobSeeker is higher than the minimum wage

The thing about increasing JobSeeker – both the government and the Opposition want to make the cut-off for it higher than the minimum wage.

The New Daily

JobSeeker threshold change would cost less: Dutton

The opposition leader says a plan to allow those on JobSeeker to work longer without losing payments would cost less.

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Just Some Basic Shit You Can’t Buy With Labor’s $2.85/Day JobSeeker Increase

Imagine welfare increases being so low you can't even buy two-minute noodles with them.

The New Daily

PM defends budget spending, denies inflation fears

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the budget reflects Labor's responsible economic management and at the same time doesn't leave struggling people behind.

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From JobSeeker to rent assistance and the single parenting payment: The budget's Centrelink changes explained

Millions of people receiving Centrelink payments such as JobSeeker and rent assistance will see a boost after the federal budget goes through. Learn about what it means for you here.

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Budget spends big on support but won't make much difference to poverty

The 2023 federal budget has a strong emphasis on the cost-of-living, with a A$14.6 billion plan designed to help Australians who are “under the pump”.

The Conversation

Jim Chalmers hands down a budget for Anthony Albanese's battlers

A big incentive for doctors to bulk bill, a modest $40 a fortnight rise in JobSeeker and extra rent assistance are highlights of a Labor budget that juggles targeted cost-of-living relief with containing inflation.

ABC News

Federal budget summary: JobSeeker and welfare payments increased as living costs bite

A modest increase in unemployment benefits and cheaper healthcare are the centrepieces of a federal budget tasked with helping the nation's most vulnerable at a time when living costs are hurting households.

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View from The Hill: Chalmers' budget delivers modestly to the vulnerable while keeping the inflation ogre in mind

This budget is the culmination of a tug of war between the government’s imperative to fight inflation and the siren call from Labor’s base to help people who are struggling.

The New Daily

Single parent payment threshold extended in budget

The federal government is changing the cut-off for the single parent payment, raising it to 14 years for the youngest child, up from the current age of eight.

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The case for boosting JobSeeker for all: younger people report greater financial hardship

In response to calls to raise the JobSeeker payment, the Albanese government is expected to announce an increase in Tuesday’s budget only be for recipients aged 55 and over.

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