Revealed: Proposals for higher welfare payments and extended paid parental leave

Officials at the Department of Finance have also recommended hikes in fuel costs and enhanced working from home supports

Budget 2022 will be announced on October 12. 

Increases in social welfare and pension payments, and enhanced paid parental leave are among a suite of measures proposed by the Department of Finance for next month's budget.

Hikes in fuel costs and enhanced working-from-home supports have also been recommended in the department's tax strategy papers, published in advance of the budget, which is due to be unveiled on Tuesday, October 12.