Unhappy new year for more than 1 million Aussies on JobSeeker as COVID assistance winds back – ABC News

More than 1 million Australians will have their welfare payments shaved from tomorrow as the Government continues to wind back coronavirus assistance.
Key points:

• The coronavirus supplement, paid to more than a million Australians, will be reduced from $125 to $75 per week from January 1
• When the payment was $275 in September, it pushed recipients above the poverty line
• The Government has rejected calls to increase unemployment benefits, and says it is focused on jobs creation

The coronavirus supplement…

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