Raise the Rate

Thursday August 13

JobSeeker announcement takes away people's hope

Anglicare Australia says changes to JobSeeker will push people into poverty when they should be planning for their future

Raise the rate for good: JobSeeker increase must become permanent

Anglicare Australia says that a permanent increase to JobSeeker has become urgent, with unemployment at a record high

Pre-COVID-19 payment rates would plunge Australians into poverty

Anglicare Australia has renewed its call to raise the rate of JobSeeker (formerly Newstart) and related payments for good, following the release of the Australian Council of Social Service’s Poverty in Australia 2020 report

Poll shows we must raise the rate of JobSeeker for good

Australians want to raise the rate of JobSeeker (formerly Newstart) and related payments for good, according to a recent poll, and Anglicare Australia says the Government must listen

COVID-19 welfare increases must be made permanent

With the release of its annual Rental Affordability Snapshot, Anglicare Southern Queensland is calling for the Australian Government’s temporary COVID-19 welfare increases to be made permanent and extended to aged pensioners and people with a disability

Housing projects and Newstart increase needed to boost the economy

Anglicare Australia has called on Cabinet to include action on Newstart and social housing in its stimulus package

Report shows that Newstart increase is urgent

Anglicare Australia says the Poverty in Australia report, released by the Australian Council of Social Service on Friday, shows the urgent need to raise Newstart

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