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Benefit due to change for families living under one roof

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 6 Oct 2025, 7:14am
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Benefit due to change for families living under one roof

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 6 Oct 2025, 7:14am

There are questions over how the Government will tackle the benefit serving multiple family members under one roof. 

From November next year, parents who earn more than $65,500 must support their 18 and 19-year-olds, rather than them going on the benefit - with a few exceptions.

Former Welfare Expert Advisory Group member, Phil O'Reilly told Ryan Bridge those on $65,000, tend to be on some sort of benefit themselves. 

He says there'll be a complex interplay at the lower end, of how much Government support the parent and young person will get.

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