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Australia spends roughly 2–2.5% of GDP every year on child-related transfers, a figure comparable to many European welfare states. But unlike much of Europe, where… Read More ›

Does Means-Testing Child Benefits Hurt or Help Australian Families?

In light of the government’s announcement to extend the single parenting payment to parents until their youngest child turns 14, new information has come to… Read More ›

Budget Forum 2023: How Removing Parenting Payments When Children Turned 8 Harmed Rather Than Helped Single Mothers

The first post in this series looked at how much the UK government spends on social security and welfare, with a focus on assistance for… Read More ›

How Generous is the British Welfare State? Part 3: Comparing Assistance for Households

Financial stress is a persistent challenge for many Australian households. It is also a growing problem following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Around one… Read More ›

Refining Welfare Policy for Financial Stress

Shame is a well-trodden theme in studies of life on social security payments. Attention to shame is part of a wider recognition that there is… Read More ›

Is Welfare Receipt Always Shameful?

Separated-mother-headed families have the highest rates of poverty of any Australian family type, with 37 per cent living below the poverty line. In these families,… Read More ›

Poverty by Design: How Single Mothers’ Benefits Are Reduced Without Them Knowing

Australian welfare reforms in 2006 were meant to promote work among lone mothers. But they may have had an unintentional side effect. A new study… Read More ›

The Effect of Welfare Reforms on Repartnering

A key aim of the welfare system in Australia is to provide a buffer against unexpected or unpredictable events that reduce one’s income stability. Relationship… Read More ›

Welfare Entry and Exit After Marital Separation Among Australian Mothers

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