JobSeeker cuts push 155k Aussies into poverty
A further 155,000 Australians will plunge into poverty as the coronavirus supplement ends tomorrow, new research has revealed.
According to the Australian Institute’s Matt Grudnoff, the government’s choice to reduce welfare payments will mean there will be over a million more people living in poverty compared with March 2020, and 580,000 more people in poverty compared to the pre-COVID period.
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