Survey results released last month by the Australian Council of Social Service showed a majority of respondents had been skipping meals, medication and taking fewer hot showers due to the skyrocketing cost of living.
But it doesn’t account for the fact that low-income households spend a greater percentage of income on essentials such as food and housing — expenses that are now rising the fastest.
Elise Klein, an associate professor at the Australian National University’s Crawford School of Public Policy, said it would be better for recipients if JobSeeker was indexed to wages rather than CPI.
It was temporarily increased to $550 per week by the coronavirus supplement at the onset of COVID lockdowns in 2020, before reverting back to its original level the following year.
“Those stage three tax cuts, those billions of dollars there could change lives overnight for folks who find themselves on JobSeeker,” Ms Klein said.
The government, which released a number of promotional election materials this year with the motto “no one left behind”, has ruled out any further increase to social security payments.
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Survey results released last month by the Australian Council of Social Service showed a majority of respondents had been skipping meals, medication and taking fewer hot showers due to the skyrocketing cost of living.
But it doesn’t account for the fact that low-income households spend a greater percentage of income on essentials such as food and housing — expenses that are now rising the fastest.
Elise Klein, an associate professor at the Australian National University’s Crawford School of Public Policy, said it would be better for recipients if JobSeeker was indexed to wages rather than CPI.
It was temporarily increased to $550 per week by the coronavirus supplement at the onset of COVID lockdowns in 2020, before reverting back to its original level the following year.
“Those stage three tax cuts, those billions of dollars there could change lives overnight for folks who find themselves on JobSeeker,” Ms Klein said.
The government, which released a number of promotional election materials this year with the motto “no one left behind”, has ruled out any further increase to social security payments.
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