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JobSeeker set for permanent $50 increase

The unemployment benefit will rise by $50 a fortnight from 1 April, receiving its first federal boost since the mid-1980s.

JobSeeker set for permanent $50 increase
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JobSeeker set for permanent $50 increase

A ministerial agreement to permanently increase the base rate of JobSeeker was put to the Coalition party room meeting on Tuesday, before it was announced that the rate will come into effect once the $150 coronavirus supplement expires at the end of March.

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