COTA Australia welcomes the opportunity to provide comment and input to the Inquiry into the Adequacy of Newstart and related payments and alternative mechanisms to determine the level of income support payment in Australia. The submission focuses on the inadequacy of Newstart, and the particular barriers older people face to accessing income support and gaining meaningful employment.
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