Article 5DWDE 'Uncertainty makes it worse': living in a car and fearing the end of the Covid supplement

'Uncertainty makes it worse': living in a car and fearing the end of the Covid supplement

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Joey King
from World news | The Guardian on (#5DWDE)

I sleep in the front seat with Finley, my terrier. If the jobseeker rise was permanent I think I could afford to move into a home


As told to Luke Henriques-Gomes: My name is Joey King and I am 52 years old. For nearly two years I have mostly been living in my car and on what [used to be] called Newstart, now the jobseeker payment.

When the coronavirus supplement started last April - adding an extra $550 a fortnight to my payment - it made a big difference.

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