The suspension of welfare payments 74,000 times by job agencies has triggered warnings “vulnerable” Australians are being unfairly targeted by a return of mutual obligations last month.
It’s been revealed 9,100 people experiencing homelessness and 12,137 First Nations people were among those to have payments temporarily put on hold between 28 September and 18 October.
The requirements for welfare recipients to receive benefits were suspended at the height of the coronavirus pandemic alongside a surge in new jobseekers, but have since been gradually reintroduced.
Since last month, a…
