Social Security



In the 2022-23 Budget the Commonwealth Government has allocated up to $6 billion over the next two years for disaster relief for those affected by… Read More ›

[Budget Forum 2022] Natural Disasters and Government Policy Challenges

In Australia, as in many high-income countries, population ageing is inexorable. One potential consequence of ageing of the population is a shift in income inequalities,… Read More ›

Energy Poverty and Retirement Income Sources in Australia

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?

When designing social security policies and programs which deliver government payments to individual claimants, governments have a choice as to whether they make eligibility for… Read More ›

Building Burdens into the Transfer System: A Closer Look at the Cashless Debit Card

Many governments are raising the eligibility age for retirement benefits in response to population ageing. These policies have been shown to reduce government spending and… Read More ›

The Unequal Burden of Australian Pension Reform

The analysis of wealth distributions has gained more and more attention around the world over the last decade. A high concentration of wealth can negatively… Read More ›

Fair Crack of the Whip? The Distribution of Augmented Wealth in Australia From 2002 to 2018

The rise of super-computing and improved data linking capabilities have presented new opportunities for policymakers to draw on ‘big data’ to guide social policy development.… Read More ›

Big Data as Evidence for Social Investment: A Need for Critique and Caution

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

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