Social Issues

Many left to struggle with end of supplement

Posted on: Thu 25 Mar 2021

With the Covid supplements ending completely within the week, many people who are currently in precarious situations will be forced into making extremely difficult decisions, like choosing between medicine and food.

Considering the national celebrations of our economic position at the start of the year, how are citizens actually faring and what will this cut look like for millions of Australians?

Research Associate for the Future Social Service Institute at RMIT University Simone Casey speaks to Tom about this.

Produced by Tom Mann

Image: Wikimedia Commons

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