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On Tuesday, the federal government unveiled some big changes for job seekers in Australia.
The JobSeeker payment, formerly known as Newstart, is being boosted permanently – but not by the amount some had been calling for.
Mutual obligations are also returning, including a new employer reporting line that is already causing controversy.
Here’s a rundown of the major changes and what it means for unemployed Australians.
JobSeeker boosted - by $3.57 a day
With the coronavirus supplement being wound up at the end of March, the government has permanently boosted the levels of some welfare payments, most significantly, JobSeeker.
It means people on the payment - currently about 1.2 million Australians - will get an extra $50 a fortnight, or $3.57 a day, from 1 April.
Applicants outside Australia
Eligible applicants make their visa application outside
Australia and be granted the visa while outside Australia during
the COVID concession period, commencing 1 February 2020.
These applicants will also be given access to the following
shorter employment requirements and shorter residency requirements
during the concession period:
9 months full-time work in a specified regional
area. A concession of 3 months off the usual 12 month
period (or, if the Minister specifies a shorter period in a
legislative instrument, that shorter period),
and
18 months residence in a specified regional
area. A concession of 6 months off the usual 2 year period
(or, if the Minister specifies a shorter period in a legislative
There are a multitude of social welfare support payments available from the Federal Government to help people in need or stop them from falling through the cracks, but how many of the Gympie region’s 51,000 residents are using them?
Figures from the Australian Government, as of September last year, reveal how widespread social economic support is across the region; and you may even be eligible for financial assistance without knowing.
ABSTUDY, Living Allowance
20 locals receive ABSTUDY for Living Allowance – fortnightly payments to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians with living costs while studying or training.
To receive this allowance, you must:
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