Benefit levels

The deserving and the undeserving: The two-tier benefits as seen by a beneficiary

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A tax-free payment of $490 a week would be life-changing for people like me, writes beneficiary Eamonn Marra. The government’s decision to give those made redundant by Covid-19 $490 tax free a week for 12 weeks is a good one. When you lose your job your income stops but your bills continue; you have to … Read more

Huge $12bn package to fight Covid-19 downturn: what you need to know

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The government is spending $12.1 billion to counter the Covid-19 crisis. Where is the money being targeted? Here are the essentials.  What’s all this then? With recession bearing down on the country, and a large numbers of jobs at risk of being lost, the government has ploughed billions of dollars into the economy. The main … Read more