Under the Social Security Act 1991 (Cth) and the Veterans Entitlement Act 1986, the government provides an income to people who are unable to care for themselves spending some 55 billion dollars a year. This may be because they are low-income earners, in receipt of social security payment or because of social problems within the family. These people may be receiving additional payments to supplement their own incomes or may rely entirely on the various social security payments, because of age, infirmity, lack of education, gender or position in society. On one hand there is a consensus in society that the government and thus taxpayers should support those who are unable to support themselves. .
If the government did not support these people in need then they may be forced to turn to criminal activity, or be left destitute. Article 25 of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights 1948 to which Australia has agreed, recognises that every person has the human right to have sufficient income for oneself. Still the level of support is a debated issue. Some believe that unemployment benefits are too high and people receiving them have little incentive to work, while others believe that only deserving cases should be supported (People may have earned the right to social welfare payments by paying taxes in the past) and others reject the whole idea of government supporting individuals, totally. It is for this reason that migrants are not entitled to social security until they have lived in Australia for a period of no less than 2 years. Differing views are prevalent in Australian society as to whether people should receive government assistance and to the level of this assistance as well as to the criteria used to determine who should get assistance. .
Many different categories of assistance are available including Disability Pension, The Age Pension, The Parenting Payment, The Newstart Allowance, as well as unemployment benefits.
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