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DoorDash offers drivers cash payments to help cover rising fuel prices

The temporary emergency relief program from DoorDash started on Saturday and will continue through to April 30, 2026, with DoorDash set to absorb the cost of the program.
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Australian DoorDash drivers will receive weekly cash payments from the delivery platform for the next five weeks, as soaring fuel prices continue to put pressure on gig economy workers.

The temporary emergency relief program from DoorDash started on Saturday and will continue through to April 30, 2026, with DoorDash set to absorb the cost of the program.

It comes as fuel prices in Australia have risen by nearly 50c a litre since the Middle East conflict threw global energy markets into turmoil.

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