Tell Frydenberg: Stand with those doing it tough

The Morrison Government just announced they are cutting JobSeeker to below the poverty line.¹

In order for the Government to change its mind on JobSeeker, there needs to be an overwhelming and immediate outcry in response to their announcement.

Can you email Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and tell him that we stand against his Government's cruel cuts to JobSeeker and demand it stay at the current rate?

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[1] Record 1.4 million people relying on food charity as recession bites, The Age, 1 July 2020.

Email Treasurer Frydenberg

Tell Josh Frydenberg why you think JobSeeker should be kept at the current rate. If you have a personal experience with income support, feel free to include it in your email.

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Maintaining the current rate of JobSeeker is good for the economy

Lowering the rate of JobSeeker would harm local businesses as recipients would start cutting back on non-essentials such as dining at local cafes and restaurants and buying things from local shops.

These cuts put people in poverty

The poverty line is around $457 for an adult. These cuts to the JobSeeker programme put people under the poverty line during a pandemic and a recession. This is unthinkably cruel. With more than 1.7 million people reliant on the JobSeeker payment, you risk placing millions in poverty.

Unemployment is a policy failure not a personal choice

Unemployment is a policy failure, not a personal choice. New data shows that there are now 13 jobseekers for every job opening. With not enough jobs in the economy to accommodate for those who are looking, the Government must keep the JobSeeker payment at its current rate.

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