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Opposition to support energy bill relief, other budget measures
7 months, 1 week ago

Opposition to support energy bill relief, other budget measures

ABC  

Energy relief for every household, Commonwealth rent relief, cheaper medicines and HECS debt indexation changes are expected to pass parliament, with the Coalition to support the new budget measures. A $300 energy bill credit for every household, a 10 per cent increase to Commonwealth rent assistance and capped PBS medicine prices headlined the budget on Tuesday night, all aimed at …

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Cash for Aussies: Everything that you're getting under Albanese government's latest budget
7 months, 1 week ago

Cash for Aussies: Everything that you're getting under Albanese government's latest budget

Daily Mail  

The Albanese government's budget includes giving money back to families for their energy bills, a cap on the price of prescriptions, and more help for struggling renters. Treasurer Jim Chalmers handed down the Budget on Tuesday night, boasting of a $9.3 billion surplus driven by a strong labour market and increased commodity prices TAX CUTS FOR AUSSIES Labor will reduce …

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A three-minute guide to what's in the federal budget to help with the cost-of-living crisis
7 months, 1 week ago

A three-minute guide to what's in the federal budget to help with the cost-of-living crisis

ABC  

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has described helping Australians with the cost-of-living crisis as the government's "number one priority". Amid persistent inflation and a slowing economy, it's no surprise that the issue was top of the government's federal budget agenda — so much so it was in the title: Cost-of-living help and a future made in Australia — with $7.8 billion earmarked …

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Energy bill relief, rent assistance and cheaper medicines feature in budget aimed at cutting living costs
7 months, 1 week ago

Energy bill relief, rent assistance and cheaper medicines feature in budget aimed at cutting living costs

ABC  

In short: Every household will receive $300 in energy bill relief, with Commonwealth rent assistance also set to rise by 10 per cent. Every household will receive $300 in energy bill relief, with Commonwealth rent assistance also set to rise by 10 per cent. A $300 energy bill credit for every household, a 10 per cent increase to Commonwealth rent …

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Did Treasurer Jim Chalmers keep his facts straight in this week's budget speech?
1 year, 7 months ago

Did Treasurer Jim Chalmers keep his facts straight in this week's budget speech?

ABC  

Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered the Albanese government's second budget earlier this week, balancing cost-of-living relief against the need to rein in inflation. And the Australian Bureau of Statistics' wage price index shows that 2012 was indeed the last time wages experienced similar growth, when it recorded a 3.8 per cent increase. And while Treasury's forecasts have a history of being …

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Federal budget 2023: Albanese defends JobSeeker increase after budget revealed — as it happened
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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Federal budget summary: JobSeeker and welfare payments increased as living costs bite
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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Families are falling short, even with federal government rental assistance
1 year, 10 months ago

Families are falling short, even with federal government rental assistance

ABC  

A national coalition of welfare organisations has called on the federal government to increase rent assistance payments by at least 50 per cent as well as expand the eligibility criteria, as more Australians seek financial assistance to pay for housing. Key points: Almost one in two recipients of Commonwealth Rent Assistance are in rental stress People are in rental stress …

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

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Productivity Commission suggests redirecting support from first home buyers to people facing homelessness
2 years, 2 months ago

Productivity Commission suggests redirecting support from first home buyers to people facing homelessness

ABC  

The Productivity Commission has suggested governments phase out financial assistance for first home buyers and redirect that support to those on the brink of homelessness. Key points: The Productivity Commission's new report was tasked with looking at the National Housing and Homelessness Agreement More than 55,000 people received assistance from state governments to buy their first home in 2020 and …

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How the pandemic triggered Australia's worst rental crisis
2 years, 3 months ago

How the pandemic triggered Australia's worst rental crisis

ABC  

Single mother Tilly Eastwood says the worst part of being priced out of the rental market isn't living in a garage with her three children. Domain's Dr Powell says "roaring" interstate migration, which became the key driver of the housing market when the international border closed, has sent Queensland's asking rents through the roof. Seven factors driving Australia's rent crisis …

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Calls to increase Jobseeker and rent assistance grow as cost of living surges ahead of federal election
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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Evictions on the rise months after federal moratorium ends
3 years ago

Evictions on the rise months after federal moratorium ends

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Soon after losing his trucking job amid the pandemic, Freddie Davis got another blow: His landlord in Miami was almost doubling the rent on his Miami apartment. But housing advocates say they’re on the rise in many parts of the country —- though numbers remain below pre-pandemic levels due to the infusion of federal rental assistance and other …

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Evictions begin as US ban ends, but not the spike feared
3 years, 2 months ago

Evictions begin as US ban ends, but not the spike feared

The Independent  

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California set to extend eviction protections, pay 100% of back rent
3 years, 5 months ago

California set to extend eviction protections, pay 100% of back rent

LA Times  

Protections for tenants who pay at least 25% of their rent expire Wednesday, but the Legislature will likely OK an extension as early as Monday. The proposal, Newsom said, is “protecting low-income tenants with a longer eviction moratorium and paying down their back rent and utility bills — all thanks to the nation’s largest and most comprehensive rental assistance package, …

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Wave of evictions expected as moratoriums end in many states
4 years, 4 months ago

Wave of evictions expected as moratoriums end in many states

LA Times  

Natasha Blunt owes thousands of dollars in back rent after she lost her banquet porter job. “It’s going to be a mess,” said Bill Faith, executive director of Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio, referring to the Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey, which found last week that more than 23% of Ohioans questioned said they weren’t able to make …

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