Households on Newstart have suffered 'dramatic' rise in poverty over 25 years

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Paper by the Australian National University blames the fact that the dole has not risen since 1994 in real terms

Poverty in Australian households that rely on the Newstart allowance has increased “dramatically” over the past 25 years, according to a new research paper that blames the trend on the decision to freeze the dole.

 

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