Call Treasurer Jim Chalmers

Call Treasurer Jim Chalmers

This morning the government-appointed Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee recommended as a first priority that the Federal Government raise the rate of JobSeeker and related payments.

This report will reignite the public debate about the adequacy of income support a matter of weeks before the federal budget. 

Today, we can expect that the Treasurer will be under pressure from his colleagues and the media to respond to this report. We need to build on that momentum and ensure that he is hearing from members of the community too. 

If each of us takes five minutes to call his office, we can ...

This morning the government-appointed Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee recommended as a first priority that the Federal Government raise the rate of JobSeeker and related payments.

This report will reignite the public debate about the adequacy of income support a matter of weeks before the federal budget. 

Today, we can expect that the Treasurer will be under pressure from his colleagues and the media to respond to this report. We need to build on that momentum and ensure that he is hearing from members of the community too. 

If each of us takes five minutes to call his office, we can ensure that his phone lines are ringing non-stop.

Can you help flood the Treasurer's phone line with calls from voters urging him to adopt these recommendations and raise the rate? Use the form to tell us how your call went.

Read more in the EAIC report.

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Call the Treasurer

Call Treasurer Jim Chalmers

The best phone calls are personal. You may want to do the following:

  • Introduce yourself and where you live
  • Get the name of the person you are speaking to
  • Mention the Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee report and it’s top recommendation to increase JobSeeker and related payments like Youth Allowance.
  • Ask the Treasurer to listen to the Committee and increase JobSeeker and related payments in the upcoming Federal Budget
  • Share any experience that you have of struggling to get by ...

The best phone calls are personal. You may want to do the following:

  • Introduce yourself and where you live
  • Get the name of the person you are speaking to
  • Mention the Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee report and it’s top recommendation to increase JobSeeker and related payments like Youth Allowance.
  • Ask the Treasurer to listen to the Committee and increase JobSeeker and related payments in the upcoming Federal Budget
  • Share any experience that you have of struggling to get by on income support payments.

If you prefer, here is a script you can adapt to your own voice:

“Hi my name is {insert name}, I’m calling because I saw that the Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee report was released today and it recommends that the government raise the rate of JobSeeker and Youth Allowance payments.
I’m calling to say that I also support an increase to income support payments. I know that right now people cannot afford enough food and medication. It’s not right and I want to ask the Treasurer to raise the rate in the budget.
Will you pass along my message?”

Make your call count, tell us how it went

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