The program’s expenses are rising rapidly as baby boomers retire and health care costs grow.
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My new report for the royal commission examines why the practice of income averaging is so problematic.
Robodebt should never again be framed as a technological glitch or a legal oversight. It was the active and direct exploitation of people’s vulnerability.
More than 41 million people rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to buy their groceries. When the COVID-19 pandemic began, the program ramped up.
As a woman living on the disability support pension put it: ‘You don’t have the flexibility that a rich person has to respond to crisis, so you have to beg for help. And you know you’ll be judged’.
Social Security is increasing benefits by 8.7%, beginning in January 2023, to offset the surging cost of living in the US.
In addition to improving health and education outcomes, school feeding programmes bring social protection and help develop local agricultural economies by boosting local farming activities.
Higher Social Security benefits can significantly reduce the odds of an older person’s being food insecure.
As Zimbabwe heads for 2023 presidential elections, there are key things voters should watch out for in the social protection promises made by candidates.
Study shows that agriculture, one of the most important sectors, did not decline in 2020 compared to its historical trend. Service sectors were hit hard in each of the five countries.
There’s a crucial need to connect the most vulnerable people with public services in order to tackle systemic poverty and disadvantage. An integrated approach is key.
Basic income must be embedded within a broader strategy of economic reform, aimed at increasing the social wage and improving working conditions.
Presidents form commissions to study controversial problems and recommend solutions. President Biden created one while under pressure to pack the Supreme Court. Will a commission help him politically?
In Morocco, the COVID-19 pandemic has burdened women with more housework and duties at home, and violence against them has risen.
A new study highlights significant misunderstandings about the scale and scope of Australians who receive unemployment payments.
The United States was built on the idea of public safety and well-being. Those values have been slowly eroded since the ‘80s. Can the U.S. find its way back to a more caring civil society?
A high unemployment rate isn’t just bad for individuals without a job, and the costs aren’t just financial.
New data shows the Great Recession hurt older, poorer Blacks and Hispanics the most. The pandemic downturn is likely to be even worse for them.
Economic distress was the norm for many before the coronavirus outbreak. The pandemic is an opportunity to provide an economically secure future for all.
The Trump administration has proposed a new category that they say will save US$200 million in terminated benefits.
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Peter Whiteford is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Public Policy and Public Affairs, UMass Boston
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Research fellow, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Professor and ARC Future Fellow, Monash University
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Principal Research Fellow, Research & Policy Centre, Brotherhood of St Laurence, and Honorary Principal Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Economics, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, Centre for Social Research and Methods, Director, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Australian National University
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Professor of Social Policy, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, The University of Queensland
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