Jobseekers face uphill battle

By Kirsty Stein
Updated May 24 2018 - 9:06pm, first published August 26 2014 - 12:51am
TOO MANY BELOW POVERTY LINE – Rachel Siewert.
TOO MANY BELOW POVERTY LINE – Rachel Siewert.

AN extra 24,000 over-50s have begun receiving Newstart in the past year, with more than 200,000 older unemployed people now claiming the allowance.

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