Covid welfare cut will cast 330,000 more Australians into poverty, researcher says

The Australian National University's Ben Phillips says the number of people living below the poverty line is set to rise to 3.82 million

An extra 330,000 people will be thrown below the poverty line when the federal government reduces the coronavirus supplement after Christmas, analysis shows.

Modelling by the Australian National University's Ben Phillips shows the $100 reduction to the fortnightly supplement from 1 January would see the number of people in Australia living in poverty increase to 3.82 million.