Thursday, October 27, 2005

The Advertiser: Rural areas 'lose out' on welfare [26oct05]

"'ACOSS figures are biased and can never be trusted, as has been seen time and again over the last 12 months. Unfortunately, this undermines the credibility of ACOSS's argument,' he said in a statement.

'I don't share ACOSS's view that people who have a capacity to work are better off on welfare rather than in a job.

'There are thousands of people who will be infinitely better off under the Government's $3.6 billion investment in employment services and support.'"
My Comment
OK folks, do the maths. As far as I can see, no-one will be infinitely better off. Some may be 5-10% better off. So is it ACOSS figures we can't trust, or the Government?

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