Boosting JobSeeker is the most effective way to tackle poverty: what the treasurer's committee told him
- Written by Ben Phillips, Associate Professor, Centre for Social Research and Methods, Director, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Australian National University
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Minister for Social Services Amanda Rishworth established an Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee in December 2022 to advise the government on ways to lift economic inclusion and reduce disadvantage.
I am a member of that committee, which was tasked with reporting to the government at least two weeks prior to the...