Thread by @SenatorSiewert

The Community Affairs References Committee releases their report into the Adequacy of #Newstart today.

The senate referred this in July last year and heard evidence from from well respected institutions and think tanks & most importantly income support recipients themselves.

The report has now been tabled and the committee has recommended an increase to the #JobSeeker Payment, #YouthAllowance and Parenting Payment rates to ensure people do not live in poverty.

You can read it here: bit.ly/3bP3xuF

Thank you to all the community members who gave evidence at the inquiry.

For having the courage to come forward and share your experiences with us.

#Jobseeker #Newstart

This inquiry process has been a scathing assessment of our income support system and how we support people in our community.

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According to a PBO costing a fortnightly income of at least $1012 per fortnight was required to ensure an income support recipient does not live below the OECD relative measure of poverty.

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There is clear evidence that the income support system itself is acting as a key barrier to employment because of the inadequate payment rates that force people into poverty.

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The Government needs to listen to the people who bravely gave evidence of their lived experience at this inquiry. It is their voices that need to be heard.

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I never again want to see people in our community denied dignity, forced to live on $40 a day because the jobs are simply not there.

#Jobseeker #Newstart