$50 a fortnight rise in JobSeeker comes with tougher job search requirements
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The base level of JobSeeker and related payments will increase by $50 a fortnight from April 1 under changes that will also toughen the obligations on people seeking work.
The boost will take the payment to $307 a week. It will go to 1.95 million people, including those on parenting payments, Austudy and Youth Allowance.
But those on unemployment...





