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      <title><![CDATA[Centrepay goes "back to basics" from 1 November]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Services Australia is narrowing what Centrepay — the voluntary service that pays bills straight from your Centrelink payment — can be used for. It says the change adds safeguards against financial harm.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Pensions, JobSeeker and Rent Assistance rise with indexation]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Single Age Pension, DSP and Carer Payment rose $36.80 to $1,237.70 a fortnight. JobSeeker (single, no children) rose $16.20 to $833.70.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Deeming rates rise to 1.75% and 3.75%]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The rates Centrelink assumes your savings earn went up half a percentage point, which can reduce part-pensions for people with savings.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Employment services overhaul announced in the 2026–27 Budget]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[A three-tier model with revised mutual obligations was announced, funded at $312 million. Details and a start date haven't been confirmed.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Family payments and asset limits indexed for the new financial year]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Family Tax Benefit, Child Care Subsidy, and assets test and deeming thresholds were indexed on 1 July.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Student Start-up Loan applications open for 2026]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Eligible students on a student payment can take out the loan up to twice a year.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <category><![CDATA[Study & young people]]></category>
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      <title><![CDATA[Income Bank can help working students keep more of their payment]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Students and apprentices can build up unused income credit and use it in fortnights when they earn more.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Disaster payments for people affected by the Victorian bushfires]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Disaster Recovery Payment and Disaster Recovery Allowance were made available, then expanded to more areas.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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