The government’s JobSeeker boost is set to be “much broader” than speculated with younger Australians likely to receive a bump in their welfare payments.
The move wasin the lurch with their payments of $49.51 and $40.20 day remaining untouched.
“It will be a much broader package than what has been speculated on so far and it will help the most vulnerable people,” the Treasurer told Sky News Australia’s Kieran Gilbert on Sunday Agenda. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said cost of living was a"centrepiece" of the federal budget. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Joel Carrett
However, he flagged that the government’s finances would likely suffer again in the forward estimates as the “pressures intensify”.
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