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“The package of bread and butter support we are announcing today will help people who are really feeling the bite from the rise in the cost of living,” Chris Hipkins said.

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About 1.4 million people will benefit, including pensioners, students, children and parents, and those on main benefits.
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While some benefits are automatically indexed, JobSeeker is not. Nova ‘Jade’ Sobieralski  reports that the Australian Unemployed Workers Union is demanding more from a Labor government.

If you feel like StudyLink wait times are longer than usual this year, you’re on the money. StudyLink claims that average wait times sit at around 20 minutes (up 5 minutes from last year) – but students have been reporting far longer ordeals. Phone calls are already a bit of a mission

With the cost of rent, fuel and food skyrocketing (looking at you, tomatoes), the Government’s plans to increase Student Allowance and Loan payments have been cautiously welcomed by cash-strapped students. From April 1, Student Allowance rates will rise by $25/week, and people receiving

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Thursday, 20 May 2021, 3:30 pm The New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA) believes that Budget 2021 is a missed opportunity to support all students in Aotearoa. The reintroduction of the Training Incentive Allowance will aid 16,000 students who have, historically, been failed. However, NZUSA National President Andrew Lessells says that many have missed out as “postgrad and mature students are still expected to live on food parcels”. While the Student Allowance will increase ...

Why are they like this? In an attempt to send student engagement to an all-time low, OUSA has set their semesterly referendum questions to the most boring issues possible. There are only three engaging questions from the total ten questions provided. They are: “8. Should the University have the power to discipline students for their behaviour off-campus in their own private residential flats?” “9. Should the government allocate Studylink entitlements (Loan Living Costs and Student Allowan...