Social Security



The key challenge for the Australian retirement income system is how to take full advantage of its Defined Contribution basis (including inter-generational equity and financial… Read More ›

Retirement Income Review: Focus More on Secure Retirement Income Streams, and Settle the Adequacy Debate

On 22 March (Sunday), the government announced a second coronavirus economic package. In addition to further one-off payments, the package includes some of the most… Read More ›

Coronavirus Supplement: Your Guide to the Australian Payments That Will Go to the Extra Million on Welfare

The problem now and going forward is making sure that sick workers stay home. That means not forcing employees to choose between penury and working… Read More ›

When It Comes to Sick Leave, We’re Not Much Better Prepared for Coronavirus Than the US

Unexpected bills can be a challenge for any household, but particularly for low-income families relying on social security payments. When the unexpected bill is a… Read More ›

Policy Choices and Automation: How Benefits Systems Can Create Unjust Debts

Income inequality in most high-income countries has increased considerably since the 1970s, creating interest in the drivers of this trend. One factor that has attracted… Read More ›

Winners of the UK Tax-Benefit Reforms over Five Decades

Many social security systems across the world link pension benefits to earnings. The rules vary significantly across countries and pension schemes, ranging from purely unfunded… Read More ›

Means-Testing and Temptation: How Self-Control Affects the Welfare Effects of Various Social Security Arrangements

We live in strange economic times. Over the last few years, Australian business profits have boomed just as economic growth has trended down to ‘ultra-low’… Read More ›

The Great Fiscal Shift: Inequality, Upwards Redistribution and the Politics of Surplus Since Howard

The roll-out of Universal Credit in the UK continues, and continues to uncover new challenges and problems. The recovery of overpayments – and especially overpayments… Read More ›

Timing It Wrong, Part Two: Universal Credit Inherits Overpayments from Tax Credits

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