The term income support payment refers to all government allowances, including all working age paymentsParenting Payment, Disability Support Pension, Carer Payment, Youth Allowance St… and the age pension. This term is used interchangeably with welfare and social security. The purpose of income support should be to ensure the health and wellbeing of all – this …
Participation requirementsActivities people on welfare payments must complete to continue receiving their … welfare recipients must fulfil each month to continue receiving their payment. Due to the innate power imbalance between people imposing these requirements and those subjected to them they are not, and never can be, mutual. For this reason we use quotation marks …
mutual obligationsParticipation requirements welfare recipients must fulfil each month to continue... Read More »
New Enterprise Investment SchemeNew Enterprise Investment Scheme, a program available to people on JobSeeker to …, a program available to people on JobSeeker to start their own business. From 1 July 2022, the Self-Employment Assistance program replaced NEISNew Enterprise Investment Scheme, a program available to people on JobSeeker to .... Visit the Workforce Australia website for more information.
National Indigenous Australians Agency. The NIAANational Indigenous Australians Agency. The NIAANational Indigenous Australians Agency. The NIAA oversees the Community Developm... oversees the Community Developm… oversees the Community Development ProgramThe Community Development ProgramThe Community Development Program is a racist variation of Work for the Dole tha... is a racist variation of Work for the DoleWork for the Dole is a program that applies to people in the mainstream Workforc... tha….
A “pre employment” program targeting single parents with children under the age of 6. Examples of activities include provider appointment, library and playgroup attendance. In 2023 the Albanese government made participation in the ParentsNextA “pre employment” program targeting single parents with children under the age … program voluntary. Visit the DEWRDepartment of Employment and Workplace …
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We describe the welfare system as a whole, and the socio-political landscape it exists within, as a poverty machineWe describe the welfare system as a whole, and the socio-political landscape it …. It is both the complex intersection of government policies that trap us in poverty and the people who have power to design, uphold …
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The privatisation of formerly public services is generally justified on the basis that competition will produce better outcomes for less money. In theory, replacing direct public sector provision with competing private organisations is intended to give the users of a system choice and improve service quality while reducing costs. The design of the employment services …
quasi-marketThe privatisation of formerly public services is generally justified on the basi... Read More »
The targeted employment services program for people under 25. Visit the DEWRDepartment of Employment and Workplace Relations. DEWRDepartment of Employment and Workplace Relations. DEWR oversees Workforce Austra... oversees Workforce Austra… website for more information.
We draw a distinction between welfare recipients and unemployed peopleWe draw a distinction between welfare recipients and unemployed peopleWe draw a distinction between welfare recipients and unemployed people. The latt.... The latt…. The latter includes anyone who does not have a paid job. Not all people who rely on income support are unemployed, and not all unemployed people are eligible for a welfare payment.
Unemployment paymentUnemployment payment refers to the two mainstream payments for unemployed people… refers to the two mainstream payments for unemployed peopleWe draw a distinction between welfare recipients and unemployed peopleWe draw a distinction between welfare recipients and unemployed people. The latt.... The latt…: JobSeeker (and its predecessor, Newstart) and Youth Allowance Other. These payments are activity tested. Unemployment payments may also be referred to as unemployment …
unemployment paymentUnemployment payment refers to the two mainstream payments for unemployed people... Read More »
Workforce Australia is the mainstream employment services program. Some people may initially be placed in a fully digital self-managed system called Workforce Australia Online once they begin receiving an unemployment paymentUnemployment payment refers to the two mainstream payments for unemployed people…. After a 12–18 months these participants are automatically transferred to Workforce Australia Services and …
WfAWorkforce Australia is the mainstream employment services program. Some people m... Read More »