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About 5 million Australians receiving Centrelink benefits are set to receive more money in their accounts when payments are indexed from Wednesday. Fortnightly boosts of between $14 and $30 will be available to customers depending on their personal situation and payments.
30 and the income free area will be raised to $1,345 for each person, an increase of $20 per fortnight. Jobseekers with children, or who are older than 55, will receive an increase of $14.40 to their fortnightly payment. Single JobSeeker recipients with no kids, and people older than 22 on ABSTUDY, will get an extra $13.50 per fortnight. Each member of a couple will get an additional $12.30 per fortnight. Maximum payments for rent assistance will only go up between $2.27 and $3.
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