Charities have warned that millions of people across Australia are expected to become reliant on food charities if JobKeeper and JobSeeker are unwound abruptly:
While more than 1.7 million people are on JobSeeker and another 3.3 million on the $1500-a-fortnight JobKeeper wage subsidy, charities have noted a surge in the number of people who have missed out on federal assistance.
Foodbank chief executive Brianna Casey on Wednesday told the Senate’s coronavirus committee there had been a 78 per cent jump in people needing food relief since the advent of the pandemic.
