It’s the start of the new year and we’re entering unchartered territory with this pandemic. People on the lowest incomes are often worst affected by COVID outbreaks, and we need to make sure that people receiving income support are not left behind.
The government is announcing new policy changes every day – just last week they announced free Rapid Antigen Tests for people with concessions cards following ACOSS’s advocacy – so it’s more important than ever that we’re highlighting the gaps in the government’s response. That’s why we’re collecting survey responses so that we can share up-to-date information from our community with politicians and the media.