No increase to base jobseeker rate in budget means Centrelink payment remains below poverty line

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No increase to base jobseeker rate in budget means Centrelink payment remains below poverty line
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There will be no change to unemployment payments despite a government committee and several social services groups calling for an increase

that jobseeker payments should be lifted to 90% of the age pension. Experts say that without change the gap between jobseeker and pension payments

The budget did increase commonwealth rent assistance by 10% and extended the eligibility for the highest rate of jobseeker payments for about 4,700 people. All Australians will also receive a $300 energy bill rebate.Jobseeker payments for a single person are currently about $220 a week lower than the Henderson poverty line, and about $170 lower than the age pension, when supplements are included.

There isn’t an official poverty line in Australia and various measures are often used, such as 50% or 60% of. Many measures have serious limitations, such as arbitrary thresholds, not accounting for high housing costs in Australia, or ignoring the effect of household wealth. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup

This chart uses the the Henderson poverty line, which was created for Australian conditions, and some poverty researchers consider it the “and is based on the disposable income required to support the basic needs of a family of two adults and two dependent children in 1973. It is now regularly updated by the Melbourne Institute.

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