Pensioners and unemployed fight for slice of budget funds
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Welfare groups are fighting for increases to both pensions and unemployment benefits in this months Budget. Pensioners have been pushing hard for a rise in the aged pension of $30 per week, but that increase is now in doubt. And given estimates of 1 million unemployed by next year, welfare groups there are also calling for an increase in basic dole payments which are currently well below the poverty line.
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