Australian measure of poverty unnecessary because welfare is 'comprehensive and targeted'

 Australia does not need an official poverty measure because its welfare system is “comprehensive” and “targeted”, according to the social services minister.


At a Senate estimates hearing on Wednesday, Anne Ruston faced questions about the government’s plans for the permanent rate of the jobseeker payment, temporarily set at $815 a fortnight, up from the pre-pandemic level of $565.


Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/oct/28/australian-measure-of-poverty-unnecessary-because-welfare-is-comprehensive-and-targeted 



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