ABC News (Australia) published this video item, entitled “Advocates call for $50 increase in disability income support | ABC News” – below is their description.
Disability advocates have called on the federal government to increase income support for people with disability by at least $50 per week.
The disability support pension was left unchanged when the government introduced COVID-19 supplement payments and later increased jobseeker by $25 per week.
The ACT Council of Social Service says it’s impossible for people with disability to survive on the current payment of $44 a day.
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