Half a citizen : Life on welfare in Australia

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Murphy, John, Murray, Suellen, Chalmers, Jenny, Martin, Sonia and Marston, Greg. (2011). Half a citizen : Life on welfare in Australia Allen & Unwin. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003115854
AuthorsMurphy, John, Murray, Suellen, Chalmers, Jenny, Martin, Sonia and Marston, Greg
Abstract

This book examines what life is like on welfare in Australia. Based on interviews with 150 welfare recipients, it highlights the contradictions of welfare policy in both promoting independence and disempowering clients, and the contrast between public perceptions and lived experience. Topics include: the context of the Australian welfare system; poverty and deprivation; resilience and fear; housing and housing tenure; social exclusion and stigma; social networks and civic engagement; the importance of paid work; barriers and transitions to work; Centrelink service delivery; and values and ethics about income support.

What is it really like to be unemployed and on welfare? How do you make ends meet? Does the welfare system actually help people get back into jobs?

KeywordsAustralia; social welfare; income support; housing affordabilty; Welfare recipients -- Australia; social policy; lived experience; discrimination
ISBN9781742376059
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9781003115854
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003115854
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Copyright © John Murphy, Suellen Murray, Jenny Chalmers, Sonia Martin, Greg Marston 2011

Year2011
PublisherAllen & Unwin
Place of publicationCrows Nest, New South Wales
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