Published: April 20, 2019
Exclusive: Acoss survey finds 72% of respondents back boost to dole, which hasn’t grown in real terms for two decades
A huge majority of Coalition and Labor voters would back an increase to Newstart to “cover basic living costs and to help people search for jobs”, a new poll suggests.
Released as advocates campaign in marginal seats on the issue, the survey, conducted for the Australian Council of Social Service (Acoss), found that 72% supported a boost to the unemployment benefit, which has not risen in real terms in two decades.
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