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The experiences of casual workers stuck in a cycle of precarious employment, unable to secure full-time jobs and break free from Centrelink, will be heard at a Senate inquiry into job security today.
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A “wave of payment suspensions” are predicted by welfare advocates when mutual obligation and job search rules tighten and a “dob seeker” employer hotline is introduced next month.
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The Morrison government has been warned that reducing the JobSeeker dole payment to its pre-pandemic level after a coronavirus supplement ends on March 31 will result in a national crisis.
Australia’s peak welfare group wants unemployment support payments to be raised in line with the pension, to prevent people from entering poverty.
UPDATED: Prime Minister Scott Morrison says his government is waiting for more data before deciding whether to permanently increase unemployment payments or return them to the pre-pandemic $40 a day at the end of March.
Research into Australian social security data shows that receiving unemployment benefits is more common than expected, the number of female recipients is increasing, and heavier government enforcement has lifted suspension rates dramatically.
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