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    Sector workers say changes to the Jobseeker scheme will make a positive difference - as demand for youth support soars

    Sector workers say changes to the Jobseeker scheme will make a positive difference - as demand for youth support soars


    The Government's announced a thousand dollar bonus for certain people who stay off benefits for a year.

    Parents who earn more than 65-and-a-half thousand dollars will also have to support their 18 and 19-year-olds.

    Blue Light Youth Chief Operating Officer, Rod Bell says their services are getting three times more applications than they used to.

    He says this is a positive thing to get families to support their young people and inspire them to stay away from the benefit.

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