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Income support receipt for young people transitioning from out–of–home care 2022
Income support receipt for young people transitioning from out–of–home care 2022
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Topic: Child protection
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AIHW
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2022) Income support receipt for young people transitioning from out–of–home care 2022, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 26 April 2024. doi:10.25816/yp92-ex68
APA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2022). Income support receipt for young people transitioning from out–of–home care 2022. Canberra: AIHW. doi:10.25816/yp92-ex68
MLA
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Income support receipt for young people transitioning from out–of–home care 2022. AIHW, 2022. doi:10.25816/yp92-ex68
Vancouver
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Income support receipt for young people transitioning from out–of–home care 2022. Canberra: AIHW; 2022. doi:10.25816/yp92-ex68
Harvard
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2022, Income support receipt for young people transitioning from out–of–home care 2022, AIHW, Canberra. doi:10.25816/yp92-ex68
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Young people who are, or have been, in out-of-home care (OOHC) may be particularly vulnerable in the time after leaving care, as they adjust to independent living. This national report is an update to the AIHW’s first report on this topic. It aims to build the evidence-base on transition outcomes up to the age of 30 by exploring patterns of income support receipt and transitions between payments using linked Australian Government (Centrelink) and state and territory (OOHC) administrative data.
- ISBN: 978-1-922802-23-1
- DOI: 10.25816/yp92-ex68
- Cat. no: CWS 90
- Pages: 24
Findings from this report:
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56% in the OOHC study population received income support—3 times the Australian population, nearly 4 times at age 30
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Females in the OOHC study population had higher income support receipt largely driven by parenting payments
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Teenagers in the OOHC study population were up to 6 times as likely to receive parenting payments as other teenagers
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Those who exited OOHC aged 17 and 18 were more likely to receive income support