Opinion
While income support is again rolled out to workers hit by lockdowns and restrictions, those already on JobSeeker and below the poverty line have been ignored, writes Sharon Bessell.
National
Welfare advocates have warned federal politicians that the votes of thousands of unemployed people living in marginal seats – including Adelaide’s Liberal-held Boothby – and whose incomes will be cut at the end of March could determine the next election.
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A federal budget wage subsidy to encourage employers to create jobs for young workers aged up to 35 has prompted concerns from South Australian business and welfare groups that older unemployed will be left out in the cold.
More than 1.35 million JobSeeker recipients will soon need to start looking for more work or face cuts to their payments, with the Morrison government ratcheting up mutual obligation requirements wound down during the pandemic.
