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cathnews.com > 08/31/2026 > benefit-payments-to-rise-as-interest-rate-concerns-grow

Benefit payments to rise as interest rate concerns grow

3+ hour, 49+ min ago   (313+ words) September ushers in the biannual rise on pension, JobSeeker, Youth Allowance, rent assistance and parenting payments for 5.3 million Australians. The twice-yearly increase looms as worse-than-expected inflation data released Wednesday ignites the possibility of another interest rate hike next month, but…...