Multiple Labor MPs want a JobSeeker payment increase

April 28, 2023Tom CrowleyEconomics

The Government is facing growing pressure to raise JobSeeker payments in the Federal Budget on 9 May – including from its own members.

Multiple Labor MPs want a JobSeeker payment increase

What is JobSeeker?

Who decides whether there is a JobSeeker payment increase?

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Which backbenchers want a JobSeeker payment increase?

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