Labor & Economic News Blog

Wednesday, May 11, 2005

Query over Australia's 'welfare to work' job supply
Peter Costello's plan to push 190,000 people from welfare to work would only happen if the economy continued to boom, a labour market analyst said yesterday.

But Mr Costello's office was unclear on whether the forecast meant there would be 190,000 fewer people on welfare within four years, or if 190,000 now on welfare would have work and be replaced on the dole by others.

 



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