JobKeeper and JobSeeker are set to be extended after the September deadline, but at a lower rate. For those who have qualified for an increase in welfare support during the coronavirus pandemic, it has gone a long way.
For many Australians, the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic hit home when pictures of long lines of newly-unemployed people waiting to access Centrelink flashed onto the nation’s television screens.
The government hastily announced JobKeeper – a $1,500 per fortnight payment to employers intended to keep employees in their jobs – and JobSeeker – the revamped unemployment benefit – as a result.It paid double […]
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