Living on Newstart – Sonia
Today, the single rate of Newstart is $244 a week – that’s just 45% of the minimum wage and is more than $130 below the poverty line. On average, recipients are forced to live on less than $17 a day after they’ve paid their rent.
That’s less than $17 a day for all other expenses, including utilities, transport and food.
The Australian Greens are the only political party calling for an increase to Newstart. Join our campaign: greensmps.org.au/newstart