NUS Welfare Department

Jobseekers aged 16 to 22 can only access Youth Allowance if they are looking for full-time work, that is unless they are married. | @LanieT96 canberratimes.com.au/story/7957412/

Very happy to contribute this with the amazing @NUS_President to @guardiannews More than 100,000 students are trying to live on $26 a day. How is this the norm in Australia? | Georgie Beatty and Billy Zimmermann theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Excited for the screening of @biggerthanus_ in Adelaide tonight, and chatting about the movie and youth-led activism with local youth activists @NUS_Welfare’s Billy & @StrikeClimate’s Tom after kismetmovies.com/releases/bigge… @KismetMovies

Tomorrow morning, the National Safety Survey is going to be released and we are not optimistic. 5 years of inaction have followed the 2017 Change the Course Survey. The stories we are hearing are heartbreaking. Students deserve better.

I’m pleased to be joining a great line of speakers tonight talking about the upcoming South Australian Election and what it means for young people. WHEN: 5pm Wednesday 9 March WHERE: Napier G04

Yesterday I gave comment to the @DailyAdvertiser about young people struggling with the hoops that they are forced to jump through to get the support they deserve. You can read below about Ella's situation below. This is sadly all to common with our present safety net

"Concessions should be based on need, rather than on particulars of enrolment" I echo @SACOSS in their recommendations regarding the state of concessions in South Australia.

Our livestream is up! A great start to day 1 of #edcon21 ✊🏼

The @NUS_Welfare petition to lower the age of Centrelink independence has just reached 12,000 signatures and has 15 hours left to sign. If you can drink, drive and vote at 18, you should be considered independent. 🔞 Sign the petition here 👉🏽 aph.gov.au/e-petitions/pe…

Young people deserve welfare support too aph.gov.au/e-petitions/pe…

Sign to table our petition to parliament - make sure 18 to 22 yr olds aren’t locked out of welfare support here: aph.gov.au/e-petitions/pe…

This budget embodies girlboss gaslight gatekeep sooo well #Budget2021

📣 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ‘No Appetite’ for Borders to be Reopened but International Students Hungry to Return. Read our latest #Budget2021 release here 👇🏼

This is horrifying. The Govt's 'Have your say' survey to help "develop a strategy for reducing and preventing family, domestic and sexual violence” includes an invitation for everyone to vote on how relevant it is that... #EnoughIsEnough

The Government’s decision on #jobseeker comes as devastating news. People were already struggling to cover the essentials with the #COVID19 supplement but now they’ll be expected to get by with a measly $3.57 a day more than the brutal old #Newstart rate. #RaiseTheRateForGood

We’ll be sharing stories from students and young people over the next few days about how the cut to #jobseeker will push them into deep poverty. Share your story by tagging us @NUS_President ✊🏼 #80aDay #RaisetheRate

$25 a week is shit.

I am a #JobSeeker and as of right now even with the $150 supplement I’m eating only 4 days a week and cannot pay any bills after my rent is paid. There needs to be a raise and it needs to happen now. Once that $150 is gone, I’ll barely be able to even afford rent #80aDay