(STRENGTHENING INCOME SUPPORT) BILL 2021 INQUIRY

This submission is being made by The National Foundation for Australian Women (NFAW).

NFAW is dedicated to promoting and protecting the interests of Australian women, including intellectual, cultural, political, social, economic, legal, industrial and domestic spheres, and ensuring that the aims and ideals of the women’s movement and its collective wisdom are handed on to new generations of women. NFAW is a feminist organisation, independent of party politics and working in partnership with other women’s organisations.

Access to income support affects women and men in different ways; it is not gender neutral. This submission responds to the terms of reference through a gender lens.

Recommendations:

NFAW strongly opposes the grossly inadequate proposals contained in the Bill- $50 per fortnight increase in the rate of JobSeeker, the harsher taper rate and the increased mutual obligation requirement.

 

 

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