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Half a citizen : Life on welfare in Australia
Murphy, John Murray, Suellen Chalmers, Jenny Martin, Sonia Marston, Greg
Murphy, John
Murray, Suellen
Chalmers, Jenny
Martin, Sonia
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?
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Australia, social welfare, income support, housing affordabilty, Welfare recipients -- Australia, social policy, lived experience, discrimination
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2011
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Copyright © John Murphy, Suellen Murray, Jenny Chalmers, Sonia Martin, Greg Marston 2011