Jun 1, 2026 – 5.44pmCashed-up West Australians are getting a new option to spend the $100 handout that was a centrepiece of last month’s state budget after telling the government they don’t really need it: give it to charity.The Cook Labor government has come under fire for adding to inflationary pressures after including $1 billion in cost–of-living assistance in the May state budget, which was buoyed by $10 billion in mining royalties.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
WA tried to give people $100. They started saying: ‘We don’t need it’
The Cook government has added an option for people to directly donate a budget cost-of-living handout to charity.
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