Update

In response to the government’s announcement of a 10% change to the maximum rate of Commonwealth Rent Assistance, the Antipoverty Centre is calling on the government to stop tinkering with Centrelink payments and take meaningful action so that welfare recipients are no longer left behind.

One third of suicide deaths are people on JobSeeker or the Disability Pension

In response to the government’s announcement of a 10% change to the maximum rate of Commonwealth Rent Assistance, the Antipoverty Centre is calling on the government to stop tinkering with Centrelink payments and take meaningful action so that welfare recipients are no longer left behind.

Grassroots advocacy groups led by welfare recipients reject the key recommendations of the Economic “Inclusion” Advisory Committee report released on Friday – they do not reflect the needs of our communities or what people in poverty have asked for.