General
Number of Australians on JobKeeper falling ahead of the scheme’s end, new figures show
The number of Australian workers that receive JobKeeper has continued to drop, ahead of the scheme coming to an end next month.
Key points:
- Latest figures show 1.54 million Australians collected JobKeeper from October to December
- Victoria still has the highest number of of people on the scheme, with more than 600,000
- The scheme is set to end on March 28, with the Prime Minister saying it cannot last forever
New figures from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) show that 1.54 million employees collected the wage subsidy between October and December last year, compared to 3.6 million between April and September.
Western Australia, the Northern Territory and South Australia reported the largest percentage of workers coming off the payment.
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