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Youth allowance, Austudy and carer payments to rise 6.1% in biggest lift in decades

Routine indexation comes amid soaring inflation, but social welfare advocates say it is still not enough

The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2022

Call to cap 'out-of-control' gas market

Energy prices should be capped to ensure power remains affordable for cash-strapped households and manufacturers, unions and the community sector say.

AAP · Nov 28, 2022

Labor drops plan to reduce access to disability pension for drug and alcohol-related conditions

Albanese government backs away from controversial change as part of once-in-a-decade review of disability pension eligibility criteria

The Guardian - AU · Nov 22, 2022

‘I’m alive, and that’s it’: rising cost of living puts pressure on people already struggling

Australia’s largest annual rise in inflation for decades compounds the suffering for those hit by the national rental crisis

The Guardian - AU · Apr 27, 2022

Unpaid work plugs funding gaps in community sector, survey finds

The survey has prompted the Australian Council for Social Service to call on the next federal government to establish a fund to ensure secure work and funding for the community services sector.

The Canberra Times · Apr 25, 2022

Are Australia’s unemployment figures cause for celebration or is the devil in the detail?

The last time the jobless rate was this low was November 1974 – but flat wages and job insecurity are still prevalent

The Guardian - AU · Apr 14, 2022

JobSeeker rate to remain untouched after election after Labor ditches plans to review it

Out-of-work Australians will not receive any substantial boost to their unemployment benefit, regardless of who wins the federal election, with Labor dumping plans to review the rate of JobSeeker.

ABC News · Apr 12, 2022

Labor won’t commit to an increase in jobseeker payment

Shadow assistant minister Andrew Leigh confirms the party has dropped plans to review the benefit

The Guardian - AU · Apr 12, 2022

Scott Morrison says best way to help renters is to ‘help them buy a house’

Prime minister’s comment came in response to question about lack of relief for renters in federal budget

The Guardian - AU · Mar 30, 2022

Federal budget 2022: Election sweeteners could trigger earlier rate hikes

Economists warn cost-of-living giveaways will only offer temporary relief for households and could backfire by pushing up inflation and interest rates.

The New Daily · Mar 29, 2022