$35 a day Macklin in 2013
$40 a day Banks 2018.
Chris Richardson called for Newstart and Youth Allowance to be raised by $50 a week.
Ms Banks told ABC Local Radio Melbourne the suggestion amounted to "socialism" and it was possible to live on $40 a day.
"I could live on 40 bucks a day knowing that the Government is supporting me with Newstart looking for employment," she said.
