JobKeeper payments will continue at a lower rate beyond next month after changes to the government’s subsidy scheme passed through the federal parliament.
Full time workers will receive $1200 a fortnight while part time workers will receive $750 a fortnight, before the rate is revised down to a maximum payment of $1000 a fortnight from December to March.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the six-month extension provided an important lifeline to millions of Australian jobs and businesses. “There’s also critical industrial relations, flexibility arrangements that come with this legislation and that’s going to be absolutely critical to our economic recovery,” he said. Image: Getty
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