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COVID’s economic struggle worst for women, young adults, self-employed and renters, survey shows
Women, young adults, the self-employed and renters were among the groups experiencing the most financial pain from the COVID pandemic late last year, an analysis from Queensland’s peak body for the social services says.
Key points:
- QCOSS says the pandemic has impacted vulnerable people in profound ways
- Industry Super Australia says 173,659 Queenslanders effectively wiped out their super balance
- QCOSS also wants the federal government to further boost JobSeeker payments
Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS) chief executive Aimee McVeigh said “it may feel like it’s business as usual for many of us in the community, but there are many people who are continuing to suffer the impacts”.
“We know one in four Queenslanders lost employment or…
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