Post by latindancer on Aug 8, 2019 9:43:31 GMT 7
More than 120,000 people whose welfare was suspended were not at fault, data shows
More than 120,000 welfare recipients who had their payments suspended last financial year were later found by their job agency to have had a valid reason for not meeting their obligations, according to data obtained by Guardian Australia.
The figures suggest the Jobactive provider of about one in five people who were temporarily cut from income support accepted that they had a reasonable excuse for missing an appointment or compulsory activity.
It comes amid a debate about the rate of Newstart and after Channel Seven’s Sunrise program sparked outrage last week over a “dole bludger” segment which cited reports saying 78% of people had their payments suspended.
www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/aug/08/more-than-120000-people-whose-welfare-was-suspended-were-not-at-fault-data-shows?CMP=share_btn_fb&fbclid=IwAR0jvIxevR8-9X3WD7Jr###g6W70AuBHp4Nlr5TXA9VHXfsAGDXGdx57x08
More than 120,000 welfare recipients who had their payments suspended last financial year were later found by their job agency to have had a valid reason for not meeting their obligations, according to data obtained by Guardian Australia.
The figures suggest the Jobactive provider of about one in five people who were temporarily cut from income support accepted that they had a reasonable excuse for missing an appointment or compulsory activity.
It comes amid a debate about the rate of Newstart and after Channel Seven’s Sunrise program sparked outrage last week over a “dole bludger” segment which cited reports saying 78% of people had their payments suspended.
www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/aug/08/more-than-120000-people-whose-welfare-was-suspended-were-not-at-fault-data-shows?CMP=share_btn_fb&fbclid=IwAR0jvIxevR8-9X3WD7Jr###g6W70AuBHp4Nlr5TXA9VHXfsAGDXGdx57x08
