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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Unusual Job Application: Young Designer Gets a Chance to Shine at Swiggy

A job seeker impressed a senior executive at Swiggy by sending a physical letter expressing their interest in a UX/UI design position. The candidate's concept, pitched in a handwritten letter, caught the attention of Prakash and was invited to share it further. Social media praised the ingenuity and determination of the applicant, highlighting the importance of unconventional approaches in the …

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3 months ago

JobSeeker, age pension are among Centrelink payments increasing

ABC

Centrelink payments such as JobSeeker, age pension will all rise as the latest indexation takes effect from Friday. Age pension Carer payment Parenting payment JobSeeker payment Rent assistance How much will the age pension increase by? The same increase will apply to the Disability Support Pension and carer payment taking the total per fortnight, including energy supplement, to $1,144.40 for …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Ridiculous call to raise Centrelink payments so young Aussies can go to music festivals

Daily Mail

A bar owner has called for Youth Allowance and JobSeeker payments to be raised so that young people can afford nights out and to attend music festivals. A new report has found economic pressures and the soaring cost-of-living has seen a drastic drop in ticket sales among young Aussies The report found ticket sales suffered among music festivals' biggest group …

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1 year ago

Sessions court denies pre-arrest bail to BARC officer accused of duping jobseeker of ₹64 lakh

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: The sessions court recently denied the anticipatory bail application of a 56-year-old government servant working at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, who has been accused of misusing his position and duping jobseeker of ₹64 lakh. Usually, a socio-economic offence has deep-rooted conspiracies affecting the moral fibre of the society and causing irreparable harm, hence, needs to be considered …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Why 'just getting a job' when you're on Centrelink isn't always that simple

ABC

"Just get a job". "A lot of those folks find themselves classified as a job seeker and get the JobSeeker pay, which is much lower, and the assumption there is that you're looking for work — but actually, people have very legitimate reasons why they can't," she said. "Care work helps to hold up the economy and society, and a …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Prime minister flags future changes to JobSeeker and other support payments

ABC

The federal government will consider further changes to JobSeeker in future budgets, the prime minister says, as some social advocates and young people say this federal budget has offered "crumbs". Key points: A number of income support payments are being lifted by $40 a fortnight from September The prime minister says it will make a difference to recipients Social advocacy …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Federal budget 2023: Albanese defends JobSeeker increase after budget revealed — as it happened

ABC

By social affairs correspondent Norman Hermant The federal budget revealed 1.1 million households will receive an increase in Commonwealth rent assistance. Before the budget, the Australian Council of Social Service had recommended doubling the Commonwealth rent assistance payment. Last week, the ABC spoke with 20-year-old Abby Manning, who until recently had relied on the Youth Allowance payment and Commonwealth rent …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Federal budget summary: JobSeeker and welfare payments increased as living costs bite

ABC

A modest increase in unemployment benefits and cheaper health care are the centrepieces of a federal budget tasked with helping the nation's most vulnerable as living costs continue to hurt households. Key points: The rates for JobSeeker, rent assistance and the single-parent payment have increased in the budget Labor's second budget includes a surplus this financial year, and the prospect …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Federal budget 2023: Treasurer reveals $40 fortnightly JobSeeker rise, boost to bulk billing and rental assistance — as it happened

ABC

By the Specialist Reporting Team's Penny Timms By now, you’ve probably heard the government has announced a tripling of the bulk-billing incentive that’s paid to doctors to see certain patients. But the rate has not kept pace with the increasing cost of delivering healthcare, so patients have had to pick up the difference and many doctors have abandoned bulk billing …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Extra billions flowing into budget but real wages not tipped to grow for another year

ABC

Workers will have to wait another year before their wages outstrip the rising cost of living, according to Treasury forecasts to be released next week. Key points: Unemployment will be 3.5 per cent this year, rising to 4.25 per cent in June 2024 Higher commodity prices will also add extra billions to the budget's bottom line The greater revenue has …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Anger over modest JobSeeker boost for over 55s while younger and Youth Allowance recipients look set to miss out

ABC

Nobody needs to tell Abby Manning how hard it is to survive on unemployment payments. Key points: JobSeeker recipients over 55 look set for a modest increase as part of the federal budget Women aged 55-64 now make up the largest cohort on the payment Advocates say everyone on unemployment payments needs a substantial increase to be lifted out of …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Economist slams plan to raise JobSeeker only for over-55s, with younger recipients more financially stressed

ABC

Younger recipients of the JobSeeker payment are two-and-a-half times more likely to be financially stressed than older recipients, fresh research shows. Key points: The government looks set to increase JobSeeker payments for over-55s Economic think tank e61 says younger JobSeeker recipients are under greater financial stress Economist Gianni La Cava says older welfare recipients often have more assets than younger …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Treasurer refuses to confirm reported JobSeeker lift for people over 55, but says targeted support in the budget

ABC

The federal treasurer has refused to confirm whether JobSeeker payments for people over 55 will be lifted for the first time in a decade. Key points: JobSeeker payments will reportedly be increased for people over 55 The federal treasurer will not confirm the reports, but says there will be targeted support in the budget The federal government has been under …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Albanese under pressure to deliver budget support for the vulnerable after his vocal backbench speaks out

ABC

He may have been standing in front of a stunning Sydney Harbour backdrop, but the Prime Minister was keen to remind everyone of his humble origins. A group of Labor backbenchers, including two first-time MPs, sign an open letter calling for a lift to the JobSeeker rate as the federal government finalises next month's federal budget. "We're still finalising the …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Labor backbenchers join push for JobSeeker lift ahead of federal budget

ABC

The federal government is facing growing pressure from its backbench to increase the rate of the JobSeeker unemployment benefit in next month's budget. Key points: An open letter signed by four government MPs urges the prime minister to act on the "structural injustice" of JobSeeker The Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee last week recommended a "substantial boost" to the rate of …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Labor considering single-parenting payment, rent assistance changes in budget

ABC

The finance minister says the government is looking seriously at a recommendation to expand the single-parenting payment to more mothers, acknowledging it is "hard" to live on the current JobSeeker rate. Key points: The government is being urged to reinstate the payment for women with children over eight A separate report has called for the JobSeeker rate to be increased …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Committee tasked with investigating JobSeeker rate urges 'substantial' increase ahead of federal budget

ABC

As the treasurer readies next month's federal budget, a group tasked by the federal government to examine income support payments says the rate of JobSeeker and Youth Allowance are "seriously inadequate". Key points: A group appointed by the government to review income support payments has found they are seriously inadequate The Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee recommended an increase for JobSeeker …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Calls for 'real' increase to income support as cost of living makes living on JobSeeker tougher

ABC

Spontaneity is unattainable on Cliff Fraser's budget as he accounts for every cent of his fortnightly JobSeeker payment. Key points: The Australian Council of Social Service is calling for a "real" increase to income support payments Routine indexation will increase income support payments such as JobSeeker by 3.7 per cent this month A relief coordinator says there has been a …

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2 years ago

Why is JobSeeker going to be reviewed? Will it go up?

ABC

Starting next year, the income support payments millions of Australians rely on will be looked at a little more closely. It's part of a deal brokered by independent senator David Pocock to get the government's centrepiece industrial relations bill passed through parliament this week. Controversial IR laws set to pass parliament, with 'game-changing' reviews for JobSeeker Photo shows Tony Burke …

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2 years, 2 months ago

JobSeeker has kept recipients below the poverty line for years, but advocates say they've never been worse off

ABC

Australia is in the grips of a ballooning cost-of-living crisis — and Leigh is literally paying for it with his health. Key points: As cost of living pressures bite, there are no plans to increase Centrelink payments such as JobSeeker Advocates say they've never seen JobSeeker recipients struggling to this degree The government says next week's budget will include "responsible …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Murray Watt says the government is providing the largest cost-of-living increase to welfare recipients in 30 years. Is that correct?

ABC

The claim As the cost of living soars, Australians receiving some welfare payments have seen some relief with the bi-annual indexation of payments — applied on September 20 — leading to an increase in the pension, JobSeeker and a number of other allowances. In making his claim, Senator Watt referred to September's bi-annual adjustment of welfare payments as "the biggest …

Fact Check Labor Welfare Library Payments Pension Social Services

2 years, 4 months ago

Married father and young jobseeker among victims of Oldham mill fire

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Investigators said Cuong Van Chu, 39, arrived in the UK …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Calls to increase Jobseeker and rent assistance grow as cost of living surges ahead of federal election

ABC

Jennifer Scattini hardly leaves her house and it is not because she is antisocial or anxious about going outside. "They really have to look at the realistic prices of rent and make the rental assistance comparable so that people can still at least eat," she said. Election campaign promises amount to 'window dressing' Both parties have announced policies to relieve …

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2 years, 10 months ago

The COVID supplement changed single mum Jeanie's life. Now that it's dried up, the stress is back

ABC

For Jeanie Barbagiovanni, a Perth single mother-of-seven, the federal government's coronavirus supplement changed everything. "We found when we doubled income support, people could live with dignity, pay their bills, but also obtain the medical treatment they needed, so they weren't ending up in emergency rooms," she said. "Fifty-two per cent reported a higher quality of life, that they could buy …

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Unusual Job Application: Young Designer Gets a Chance to Shine at Swiggy

JobSeeker, age pension are among Centrelink payments increasing

Ridiculous call to raise Centrelink payments so young Aussies can go to music festivals

Sessions court denies pre-arrest bail to BARC officer accused of duping jobseeker of ₹64 lakh

Why 'just getting a job' when you're on Centrelink isn't always that simple

Prime minister flags future changes to JobSeeker and other support payments

Federal budget 2023: Albanese defends JobSeeker increase after budget revealed — as it happened

Federal budget summary: JobSeeker and welfare payments increased as living costs bite

Federal budget 2023: Treasurer reveals $40 fortnightly JobSeeker rise, boost to bulk billing and rental assistance — as it happened

Extra billions flowing into budget but real wages not tipped to grow for another year

Anger over modest JobSeeker boost for over 55s while younger and Youth Allowance recipients look set to miss out

Economist slams plan to raise JobSeeker only for over-55s, with younger recipients more financially stressed

Treasurer refuses to confirm reported JobSeeker lift for people over 55, but says targeted support in the budget

Albanese under pressure to deliver budget support for the vulnerable after his vocal backbench speaks out

Labor backbenchers join push for JobSeeker lift ahead of federal budget

Labor considering single-parenting payment, rent assistance changes in budget

Committee tasked with investigating JobSeeker rate urges 'substantial' increase ahead of federal budget

Calls for 'real' increase to income support as cost of living makes living on JobSeeker tougher

Why is JobSeeker going to be reviewed? Will it go up?

JobSeeker has kept recipients below the poverty line for years, but advocates say they've never been worse off

Murray Watt says the government is providing the largest cost-of-living increase to welfare recipients in 30 years. Is that correct?

Married father and young jobseeker among victims of Oldham mill fire

Calls to increase Jobseeker and rent assistance grow as cost of living surges ahead of federal election

The COVID supplement changed single mum Jeanie's life. Now that it's dried up, the stress is back