CONCERN from all sides of politics about the low dole allowance should spur action to increasing the entitlement payment, a key welfare lobby group says.
The government has begun modelling several measures to help people who are receiving the Newstart Allowance, such as single mums, the Weekend Australian reported on Saturday.
It reports that cabinet ministers, including transport minister Anthony Albanese, resources minister Martin Ferguson and human services minister Kim Carr are sympathetic to the push for an increase to the dole.
The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) said politicians from all sides have recognised recently that the $35 a day Newstart payment was too low to live on.
"Now we need our federal leaders to come together and convert this concern into action," acting ACOSS chief executive Tessa Boyd-Caine said in a statement on Saturday.
One option being considered would allow such recipients to keep more of their payment if they worked extra hours.
Another possible change would lead to an increase in the amount from the current $35 a day payment.
Dr Tessa Boyd-Caine said these measures by themselves would not address those on the dole who were living in poverty and were expected to find a job.
"A $50 a week increase to the single payment rate is urgently needed to address this," she said.
She said ACOSS had calculated the Newstart payment remained $74 below the poverty line, so the $50 increase would help but not by enough.
The Australian Greens have said they would introduce legislation when parliament resumed on February 5 to increase the dole payment by $50 a week.
On Friday, Community Services Minister Jenny Macklin apologised for earlier remarks in which she indicated she could live on the dole.
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