Senate debates
Monday, 9 November 2020
Motions
JobSeeker Payment
3:55 pm
Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Families and Social Services) Share this | Hansard source
The government is providing enhanced support to the Australian community through a three-month extension of the coronavirus supplement till 31 December 2020. The coronavirus supplement is one element of the government's $507 billion economic response to the pandemic and builds on the support provided through the JobKeeper program and the new budget commitments providing a further $98 billion, including $25 billion in direct COVID-19 response measures and $74 billion in new measures to create jobs.
Question agreed to.
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