Queenslanders On JobSeeker Tell Cliffo & Gabi How They Try To Survive On $300 A week

How do they live?


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This morning on the show, Cliffo & Gabi opened up the phone lines to Queenslanders on JobSeeker and what the reality is like living on it.

JobSeeker recipients will receive an extra $50 a fortnight from April, which will boost their allowance to $307 per week.

But, it's going to be replacing the $75 per week Coronavirus Supplement which went to $275 per week since it began in March 2020.

Queenslanders on JobSeeker told us how hard it's going to be to survive on just $300 a week and how they live on a low amount of money. 

Missed the chat? Here's what you had to say about the JobSeeker payment update: 

Amber Lowther

24 February 2021

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