About five million Australians will receive a boost to their incomes this Saturday, as support payments are lifted to keep up with inflation.

The age pension, carer payments, federal rent assistance, youth allowance and JobSeeker will all jump higher.

Single adult pensioners will receive an extra $29.70 a fortnight for a total payment of $1178.70, while couples will receive $888.50, a jump of $22.40.

Single parents will receive $1039.70, a lift of $16.20, while partnered parents will receive $734.40, an $11.40 increase.

Rent assistance lifts $3.40 to $215.40 for a single and rises $3.20 to $203 for a couple.

A single parent with three or more children will receive a $4.48 boost in rental assistance to $286.02.

JobSeeker payments are also rising.

For a single person aged 22 or older

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