The campaign to Raise the Rate for Good is key to reducing poverty and inequality in Australia. The goal of the Raise the Rate for Good campaign is to fix our social security safety net for good so that it keeps people out of poverty.
We are calling for a permanent and adequate increase to JobSeeker, Youth Allowance, Austudy, Abstudy, Special Benefit and Parenting Payment. The base rate of JobSeeker and these other payments should be boosted to at least $82 a day (the pension rate) so everyone can cover the cost of the basics.
Raise the Rate for Good is an initiative of the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS), the peak body for the community services sector in Australia.