Energy relief, JobSeeker and more put Labor’s cost-of-living package at $14 billion Economy Poppy Johnston and Tess Ikonomou 8 May 2023 More government plans to support households and businesses through the period of sky-high inflation will be unveiled in the budget on Tuesday night.
Australia’s leading economists want JobSeeker boosted by $100 per week and tied to wages Economy Peter Martin 1 December 2020 Once about as high as the pension, the JobSeeker payment has fallen to 40% of the full-time minimum wage and halfway below the poverty line.
Budget 2020: Top economists say boosting JobSeeker and investing in social housing will offer best bang-for-buck Coronavirus Peter Martin 28 September 2020 Overwhelmingly, Australia’s leading economists want the budget to boost social housing and the JobSeeker unemployment benefit.
