Reports the JobSeeker joblessness payment will increase by $75 a week after September are “factually incorrect”, Social Provider Minister Anne Ruston states.
Bottom line:
- News Corp is reporting the JobSeeker payment will increase from $560 to $715 a fortnight
- The Social Provider Minister states there is no submission prior to Cabinet for that increase
- The Federal government is poised to reveal an increase to the payment throughout a mini-budget update next month
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