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Planned cuts to JobSeeker and related payments will cost South Australia’s economy $1.6 billion and 13,200 full-time jobs over the next two years, according to a report commissioned by the Australian Council of Social Service.
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Labor is calling on the Morrison government to dump its planned welfare changes that would make it harder for people to get unemployment benefits.
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A lack of transparency around how Centrelink’s Family Tax Benefit is balanced has seen some payments stalled, leaving welfare recipients stressed and confused about potential money owed amid the agency’s debt freeze imposed due to coronavirus.
South Australia risks losing $370 million from its economy each fortnight if the Federal Government axes JobKeeper and reduces JobSeeker payments in September, with Labor saying official figures show the state has one job vacancy for every 18 people unemployed.
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.
Welfare recipients will continue receiving payments if they’re under isolation because of the coronavirus, government officials say.
