Homeless shelters and Gilmore MP Fiona Phillips call on federal government to increase Newstart allowance

Stuart Thomson
Updated July 26 2019 - 11:56am, first published July 25 2019 - 11:45am
Manager of the Shoalhaven Homeless Hub, Kerri Snowden
Manager of the Shoalhaven Homeless Hub, Kerri Snowden

Community leaders have joined calls on the government to increase the Newstart allowance, saying it's not enough money for someone in the Shoalhaven to live off.

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Stuart Thomson

Stuart Thomson

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Journalist at the South Coast Register.

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