Blue Mountains push to raise the rate of Newstart

By B.c Lewis
Updated December 9 2019 - 3:43pm, first published December 6 2019 - 3:20pm
Push to raise unemployment benefits: Cr Brent Hoare, Cr Romola Hollywood, Pas Forgione from the Australian Council of Social Services and Newstart recipient Raffaella Washington.
Push to raise unemployment benefits: Cr Brent Hoare, Cr Romola Hollywood, Pas Forgione from the Australian Council of Social Services and Newstart recipient Raffaella Washington.

North Katoomba's Raffaella Washington, 62, has been struggling to survive on Newstart, the main income support payment for the unemployed, for seven years.

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