Spending the coronavirus bonus: 'I haven't bought my daughter a birthday present since 2012'

We ask Australians on welfare what the largest boost to their living standards in 2o years will mean to them

From today the money promised to support those relying on social security to get through the pandemic will start moving into the accounts of thousands across the nation.

With the economy on ice, many among the 2.2 million casual workers laid off are now joining 700,000 people already living on the jobseeker payment and 200,000 on student payments.

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