Young people hit hard by unemployment, welfare cut

The axing of the coronavirus supplement will hit younger unemployed Australians particularly hard – despite a $25 a week increase in base Centrelink payments – as it leaves recipients financially worse off at at time of high youth unemployment, agencies warn.

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.

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Young people hit hard by unemployment, welfare cut

SA economy to lose millions when JobSeeker supplement axed