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Australia's welfare 2023

From 2012 to 2021, men’s average earnings in the welfare workforce grew faster than women’s In 2021, 1 in 4 females aged 15–24 agreed with the statement ‘I often feel very lonely’ More than $212 billion was spent on welfare in 2021–22 Around 1 in 4 (24%, or 5.0 million) Australians aged 16 and over received income support as at 31 March 2023 272,700 people were assisted by Specialist Homelessness Services in 2021–22 The prison population increased from 29,380 at 30 June 2012 to 40,591 at 30 June 2022 At March 2023, 5.0 million people aged 16 and over received an income support payment Median weekly private rent costs increased by over 10% across capital city areas over the year to March 2023

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