Social Security



The redistributive effects of welfare states are usually assessed by considering their impact on the income distribution or the level of income poverty within a… Read More ›

Why the French Are Rebelling and Australians Aren’t: Part 2

The 2023 Commonwealth Budget provided a number of different forms of additional transfers of government funds to support those on low incomes as compensation for… Read More ›

Budget Forum 2023: Financial Support for Those on Low Incomes

There is understandable disappointment that the Government did not do more to improve the adequacy of JobSeeker, with many highlighting how this could have been… Read More ›

Budget Forum 2023: Stage 3 Tax Cuts and JobSeeker – A Slightly Different View

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 practice of “income averaging” to calculate debts in the robodebt scheme was completely flawed. This is what I confirmed in my new report conducted… Read More ›

Why Robodebt’s Use of ‘Income Averaging’ Lacked Basic Common Sense

The “Kids Future Fund” promised by NSW’s Premier Dominic Perrottet if his government is re-elected on March 25 is an idea discussed by social policy… Read More ›

Perrottet’s Child Trust Fund Policy Dusts Off an Idea Last Tried by UK Labour

Homelessness is an entrenched problem across the developed world. In Australia, the problem has increased significantly over the last decade, and has been exacerbated by… Read More ›

Can Basic Income Help Address Homelessness?

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

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