FEDERAL MP Dr Helen Haines (MHR, Indi) has criticised the Federal Government’s decision to cut the effective rate of JobSeeker by $100 a fortnight from April 1.
Dr Haines met with Senator Anne Ruston, the Minister for Social Services, to express her disappointment in the changes, which include increasing the rate of working-age payments by $50 a fortnight from April 1.
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