The Australian System of Social Protection – An Overview (Second Edition)

Whiteford, Peter; Angenent, Gregory

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The Australian System of Social Protection – An Overview (Second Edition)

FaHCSIA Occasional Paper No. 6

110 Pages Posted: 23 Dec 2010

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Peter Whiteford

University of New South Wales - Social Policy research Centre

Gregory Angenent

Government of the Commonwealth of Australia - Department of Family, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA)

Date Written: June 1, 2002

Abstract

Provides an overview of the Australian system of income support within the broader context of social protection policies. Updating Peter Whiteford's original Policy Research Paper (published in 2000), the second edition incorporates recent data and reflects a number of recent policy changes. The paper highlights those features of the Australian income support system, including its social and institutional issues, which differ from other OECD countries.

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Whiteford, Peter and Angenent, Gregory, The Australian System of Social Protection – An Overview (Second Edition) (June 1, 2002). FaHCSIA Occasional Paper No. 6, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1729044