What I want to know is, why the Newstart allowance is apparently...

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    What I want to know is, why the Newstart allowance is apparently a lot lower than a age pension or disability pension.

    Surely all support payments should be approx equal?

    One support payment for everyone, at a set rate.

    Would be a lot easier and cheaper to administer.
 
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