Raise jobseeker to 90% of age pension and pay for it by curbing super tax concessions, Vinnies says

Exclusive: Welfare reform paper also urges increases to rent assistance and payments to families and single parents

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A welfare reform package that includes raising jobseeker to 90% of the age pension would lift 590,000 Australians out of poverty, with the $11bn price tag paid for by curbing super tax concessions in a way that still leaves the vast majority of savers better off.

A new Australian National University paper for the St Vincent de Paul Society, titled A Fairer Tax and Welfare System for Australia, examines a range of options that are targeted to benefit persons who have the greatest financial need and would be paid for by those most able to accommodate a modest additional contribution".