SA economy to lose millions when JobSeeker supplement axed

About $35 million a month will be stripped from the South Australian economy when the JobSeeker coronavirus supplement is axed in March, according to analysis of data from federal electorates and the federal Parliamentary Library.

Boosted Centrelink JobSeeker rate to be reduced, extended until March

JobSeeker coronavirus payments for unemployed Australians are set to be extended at a reduced rate until March, with still no word on whether the jobless benefit rate will be permanently increased or return to its pre-pandemic level of around $40 a day.