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  • Jan, 2014

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    Welfare payments

    Q. Overall, do you think the Federal Government spends too much, not enough or about the right amount on welfare payments – such as age pensions, disability support pensions, unemployment benefits, parenting payments?

     

     

    Total

     

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Vote other

    Too much

    24%

    12%

    36%

    18%

    25%

    Not enough

    41%

    56%

    27%

    47%

    40%

    About right

    27%

    27%

    29%

    29%

    27%

    Don’t know

    9%

    5%

    9%

    7%

    8%

    41% think the Government does not spend enough on welfare payments, 27% think spending is about right and 24% think it spends too much.

    Those most likely to think it spends too much were Liberal/National voters (36%), full-time workers (33%) and those on income over $1,600pw (34%).

    Those most likely to think it doesn’t spend enough were Labor voters (56%) and those on incomes under $600pw (64%).

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