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Statements about Newstart
Q. Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
| Total agree | Total disagree | Strongly agree | Agree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | Don’t know | |
| The Government’s has a responsibility to ensure every Australian has enough money to put a roof over their head and food on their table. | 77% | 16% | 35% | 42% | 13% | 3% | 7% |
| In Australia, no one should go without basic essentials like food, healthcare, transport and power. | 92% | 5% | 48% | 44% | 4% | 1% | 4% |
| I support an increase in Newstart, the benefit paid to unemployed people, as it has not been increased in real terms for 24 years. | 68% | 19% | 33% | 35% | 13% | 6% | 13% |
| A fair government would raise the rate of Newstart, Youth Allowance and related payments to ensure everybody has enough to live on while they look for paid work. | 70% | 20% | 33% | 37% | 14% | 6% | 11% |
| A responsible government would increase Newstart payments by a minimum of $10 a day to ensure every person can afford a roof over their head and food on the table | 64% | 21% | 32% | 32% | 15% | 6% | 15% |
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Two Party Preferred: 14 May 2019
Labor
51.5%-0.5
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48.5%+0.5
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