Prime Minister Scott Morrison has vowed to return the JobSeeker allowance (formerly Newstart) back to $560 a fortnight once the coronavirus lockdown has ended. However, he is facing backlash from some Coalition MPs:
While the prime minister has insisted a raft of crisis-related economic support measures will “snap back” to their old arrangements to avoid an ongoing budget drain, social welfare advocates argue the jobseeker allowance can never revert to just $40 a day…
The Nationals MP for Cowper in NSW, Pat Conaghan, said the effective doubling of the allowance formerly known as Newstart should continue well beyond the six-month deadline…