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Cutting Centrelink’s JobSeeker payment in September will not only throw thousands into poverty but damage an already struggling economy, welfare advocates say.
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Low-income earners trying to submit Family Tax Benefit non-lodgement forms at the end of the financial year have been left confused and frustrated due to an online Centrelink glitch – despite the department claiming to have fixed the problem.
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UPDATED: The growing number of older Australians being forced onto income support has prompted calls for the Federal Government to step in, amid fears many may never find sustainable work again in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Hundreds of welfare recipients, who expected to receive their first temporary coronavirus supplement on Monday, have been left confused after discovering the increased payment won’t start until their next reporting period.
The Federal Government says a Centrelink “glitch” which alarmed Newstart recipients by showing cuts to payments by hundreds of dollars has been fixed, as tens of thousands of people are moved to a new welfare payment scheme this week.
Centrelink income streams including Newstart, Sickness Allowance, Wife Pension and Bereavement Allowance will be axed next week, with the majority of welfare recipients set to be transferred onto JobSeeker payments – prompting criticism that the change will confuse people who aren’t required to look for work.
The number of middle-aged Australians on Newstart has increased by nearly 25 per cent over the past six years.
