Welfare Payment Boost Expected for People Aged Over 55

Welfare Payment Boost Expected for People Aged Over 55
A Medicare and Centrelink office sign is seen at Bondi Junction on March 21, 2016 in Sydney, Australia. Matt King/Getty Images
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Welfare recipients aged 55 and older are expected to receive a boost to their JobSeeker payments in a plan designed to help women and the long-term unemployed.

The widely reported top-up to income support payments would flow through to about 227,000 people and complement other changes to Centrelink.