A quotation from Franklin Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882–1945) American lawyer, politician, statesman, US President (1933–1945)
Speech (1935-10-02), San Diego Exposition, Balboa Stadium, San Diego, California

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One in four full-time workers in Britain would be “better off swapping wages for benefits“, according to new analysis which featured on the front of The Sun.
The report – published by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) earlier this month – resurrects the spectre of the ‘#welfare #scrounger’,
a hypothetical slacker who relies on state support to stay out of work. 
⚠️But do people really claim disability benefits just to stay out of work?
❓And how much do you really get if you’re on benefits? 
We took a closer look at the CSJ’s claims:
The Centre for Social Justice
– a centre-right think tank founded by Conservative MP Iain Duncan Smith
– has claimed that over six million workers take home less after tax than a jobless person claiming the “right combination of out-of-work and health benefits.”
The group also claims – based on its reading of official forecasts – that the equivalent of 1,000 new disability claims are being approved every working day.
“The danger now is that Britain turns into a welfare state with a bankrupt country attached,” declared Sir Iain, CSJ founder and former leader of the Conservative party.
The think tank tallied up the average universal credit (UC) for ill health payment with the average housing benefit and personal independence payment (PIP).
The grand total they arrived at was around £25,200.
Meanwhile, 6.2 million people in employment take home less than £25,200 after tax – the level CSJ equates to a pre-tax salary of £30,100.
The figures were trumpeted by various right-wing papers, and seized on by Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice as evidence of  “Labour’s war on work”

The reality:

The line between ‘benefits Britain’ and ‘alarm clock Britain’ is very porous indeed.

A third of universal credit claimants are in employment,
according to the latest government data.

Those who are not employed are required to look for work as if it was a full-time job,
unless they are exempt
– and failure to do so incurs hefty sanctions

https://www.bigissue.com/news/social-justice/workers-swapping-wages-for-benefits-pip-debunked/#Echobox=1772320850

NSW unveils sweeping foster care reforms for vulnerable children
By Gavin Coote

While some child protection services will continue to be outsourced, the NSW government will play a larger role in the sector, including through the recruitment of foster carers.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-01/nsw-foster-care-reforms-for-thousands-vulnerable-children/106398894

#Children #ChildCare #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Carers #Welfare #GavinCoote

Alla Camera la proposta sul congedo parentale “paritario” è stata bocciata perché, secondo la Ragioneria, mancavano coperture economiche adeguate.
Il punto politico, però, è semplice: quando i congedi non sono ben pagati e pensati per essere usati da entrambi i genitori, la cura finisce quasi sempre sulle donne.
E questo significa carriere interrotte, stipendi più bassi e meno libertà di scelta per le famiglie.

Volt propone una riforma chiara e praticabile: un congedo di paternità obbligatorio e retribuito di 4–5 settimane, e un “tesoretto” unico di 150 giorni di congedo genitoriale pagato all’80% dallo Stato, costruito per incentivare una divisione più equa del lavoro di cura.
Se davvero si vogliono sostenere natalità e famiglie, bisogna smettere di usare le coperture come alibi e mettere risorse stabili e continuative in bilancio: smettiamo di finanziare la disuguaglianza.

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Homeless mother of seven denied social housing over Centrelink income
By Kenji Sato

Welfare payments are Rissa Blakely's only source of income, but she and her kids have been left with no choice but to live in a park.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-24/homeless-mother-denied-social-housing-queensland/106376802

#Homelessness #Welfare #KenjiSato