Sleeping in cars and skipping meals: treasurer to hear what life's like on Newstart

Dole recipients have written letters in response to the budget and plan to deliver them to Josh Frydenberg

There will be speeches and cake, but it won’t be a celebration when Newstart recipients gather outside Josh Frydenberg’s office on Thursday.

The cake is to mark a milestone: the 25th year that a government has failed to lift the dole in real terms. It currently stands at $277.85 a week for single people – about $40 a day.

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