No Plan to Lift JobSeeker Payment Rate: Social Services Minister

No Plan to Lift JobSeeker Payment Rate: Social Services Minister
Minister for Families and Social Services Anne Ruston during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on March 24, 2020. Sam Mooy/Getty Images
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The Morrison government has denied it about to permanently lift the dole payment when the Treasurer makes a long awaited economic statement next month.

News Corp newspapers, citing senior ministers, had reported the JobSeeker payment would rise to $75 per day from $40 when the present enhanced version of the unemployment payment ends in September.