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Raising dire JobSeeker rates looms as a character test for Albanese government

Government faced with growing warnings that not substantially lifting welfare payments in the budget will be to fail a test of its character.

The New Daily

Majority of Australians on jobseeker and parenting payments live in poverty, study finds

Report on 3 million people living below the breadline shows welfare payments are ‘totally inadequate’ and action is needed in May budget, Acoss says

The Guardian - AU

ACOSS suggests superannuation, wine and soft drink tax changes as part of budget submission

From introducing a new tax on wine and sugary drinks to going further on superannuation changes, the Australian Council of Social Service outlines how it thinks the government should collect more money in the May budget.

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Pressure mounts for cost-of-living relief in budget

Australia's peak welfare advocacy agency is calling on the federal government to make sure no one is left behind in the upcoming budget.

AAP

Urgent funding warning for homelessness services

More than 200 charities and services have warned hundreds of homelessness support staff will be stood down without government funding.

AAP

'Raise the rate': Call for urgent lift in welfare payments

'Poverty is a political choice, don't make it yours,' advocate told senators.

The Canberra Times

'Spiralling' demand for help as living costs increase

Welfare support organisations are facing huge demand for services as cost of living increases hit low-income households, a parliamentary inquiry has been told.

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Battlers sweltering through summer with aircon too dear

Australians on income support are struggling to afford the costs of cooling their homes, instead sweltering through temperatures above 40 degrees.

AAP

Inability to cool homes in summer heat making almost 90% of Centrelink recipients ill, survey finds

A third of those polled said they had sought medical care for heat stress while others who had air conditioning avoided using it due to cost of electricity

The Guardian - AU

Robodebt inquiry is laying bare the horrific human cost of cheap and heartless politics

The Robodebt hearings have shown the former government hoodwinked voters to boost its popularity by humiliating people struggling to get by.

The New Daily

Australia urged to overhaul energy concessions as low-income residents forced to forgo essentials

Acoss argues concession schemes are inequitable and ‘not adequate to meet needs’

The Guardian - AU

How Morrison launched Australia’s ‘strong welfare cop’ – and the pain robodebt left in its wake

Public servants had legal advice saying the robodebt proposal was unlawful long before Scott Morrison announced it. How was it never delivered to him?

The Guardian - AU

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

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.

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The Guardian - AU

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

Stage-three tax cuts condemned as ‘unconscionable’ as Acoss report shows extent of poverty

Advocates say it should be a ‘source of great shame’ that one in eight people live in poverty in such a wealthy country

ABC News

Should you leave your money in superannuation or put it towards a deposit for a first home?

Allowing first home buyers to draw their superannuation will likely, over time, push up house prices, according to many leading economists, but are you better off leaving your money in your super fund or pulling it out for a home deposit?

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Give unemployed a ‘real chance’: ACOSS

The peak welfare body says the next government should commit to full and sustainable employment, as rising interest rates threaten record low unemployment.

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Give unemployed a 'real chance': ACOSS

The peak welfare body says the next government should commit to full and sustainable employment, as rising interest rates threaten record low unemployment.

The Canberra Times

Anglicare calls for JobSeeker boost as rental costs lock most vulnerable out

'People on low incomes don't stand a chance,' Anglicare executive director says.

Crikey

Rental homes slim picking for low earners

Minimum-wage workers can afford only two per cent of rental homes according to survey results which should ring alarm bells for governments, advocates say.

The Guardian - AU

‘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 Canberra Times

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 Guardian - AU

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

ABC News

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.

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