Around 1 million Australians are waking up without the financial support from the JobKeeper wage subsidy this morning, after the scheme came to an end on Sunday.
The government told a senate estimates hearing last week that up to 150,000 people could be out of work once the scheme had wound up.
In a press release on Sunday, Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenburg said that although JobKeeper had come to an end, the Government’s economic support had not, which included tax cuts, business incentives, and a JobMaker Hiring Credit.