Kylea Tink (North Sydney, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Treasurer. One in eight Australians are currently living in poverty with, according to the Grattan Institute, payments currently received by those under our JobSeeker programs being among the lowest in the OECD. In their advice to government ahead of the federal budget, the Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee recommended the government commit to a substantial increase in the base rates of JobSeeker and related working-age payments. What analysis did the government undertake in consideration of this recommendation that led them to choose not to act on the recommendation in the most recent budget?

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