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Federal Government has increased JobSeeker Payments by $3.50 a day

By Nieve Walton
Updated February 25 2021 - 8:23am, first published 7:00am
Ballarat Salvation Army Doorway Team Leader John Clonan.
Ballarat Salvation Army Doorway Team Leader John Clonan.

JobSeeker will be permanently increased after the COVID-19 relief finishes in March, but major welfare organisations have questioned if the $25 increase will be enough to help people live above the poverty line.

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