Much Obliged, Australia's 'welfare-to-work' system

'Much Obliged' - Report on Australia's 'welfare-to-work' system

A joint research project, 'Much Obliged', conducted by the Brotherhood of St Laurence, the St Vincent de Paul Society and the Centre for Public Policy, University of Melbourne, has found the more barriers to employment a person has, the less helpful they experienced the system to be.

The study reveals that some Centrelink requirements actually hinder people from finding work. It calls for the Federal Government to provide more resources for programs targeting disadvantaged jobseekers.

Click here to download the report.