After weeks of resistance, Scott Morrison announced a rise in the disaster payment as well as a top-up for those on welfare payments
For weeks, the bills have been piling up. Some have been considering life-changing decisions like moving back into their parents’ home, as others try to hide their despair from their children.Facing mounting pressure to respond to the growing financial hardships across greater Sydney,this week responded by boosting income support for those impacted by stay-at-home orders.
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