Support for extension of JobKeeper and JobSeeker schemes

Q. On Tuesday July 21st, the government announced that JobKeeper payments and the increase to JobSeeker will be extended to March 2021 but that the rates for each will be reduced in October, and again in January. Eligibility for JobKeeper will remain the same, meaning that casual workers will not receive support.

To what extent do you support or oppose the changes to these schemes?

	TOTAL: Support	TOTAL: Oppose	Strongly support	Somewhat support	Neither support nor oppose	Somewhat oppose	Strongly oppose
Businesses having to be re-tested for JobKeeper to ensure they are still eligible	69%	9%	37%	33%	22%	6%	2%
The continuation of payments to March 2021	66%	12%	31%	35%	22%	8%	5%
The reduction in the amount of payments	54%	21%	22%	33%	25%	12%	9%

 

		Voting intention
NET: Support	Total	Labor	NET: Coalition	Greens	NET: Other
Businesses having to be re-tested for JobKeeper to ensure they are still eligible	69%	70%	76%	58%	72%
The continuation of payments to March 2021	66%	72%	65%	78%	60%
The reduction in the amount of payments	54%	49%	67%	33%	62%
Base (n)	1,058	334	428	81	107

 

• Extension of the JobKeeper and JobSeeker schemes receives support from a two-thirds majority (66%). While the reduction of payments is supported by just over half (54%), 21% oppose this decision.