“Sometimes late at night I would actually sit there and cry because I really couldn’t work out how to stretch the money any further. It was always robbing Peter to pay Paul.” – Single mum Paulene Hutton. #abc730 @jason_om #JobSeeker #coronavirus
Since getting #JobSeeker Paulene Hutton says she is no longer skipping meals. “We’re having a roast once a week, much more fresh veggies,” she said. #abc730
“Until you’re really poor you don’t understand some of the things that people take for granted.” – Bane Williams. #abc730 #jobseeker
“On the very first day of me getting the supplement payment I was walking through the local mall and I looked at the hairdresser, then I realised, oh wait I have enough money that I can look presentable.” – Bane Williams on getting #JobSeeker. #abc730
“I feel human, I feel like I’m actually accomplishing something for a change. Being able to think more, to apply for jobs and things like that, ways that I would never have thought of before because I was too stressed to think straight.” - Paulene Hutton. #abc730 #jobseeker
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