Published: January 30, 2019
Exclusive: 161 homeless or at risk welfare recipients were hit with a financial sanction between July and September
Nearly 20,000 people considered homeless or at risk of losing their accommodation were handed at least one “demerit point” – a warning that often comes with a temporary payment suspension – in the first three months of the government’s welfare compliance regime.
Government data also shows 94 people with a “homelessness” indicator in their case file were kicked off income support for four weeks due to a “work refusal” or “unemployment failure”. In total, 161 homeless or at risk welfare recipients were hit with a financial sanction between July and September last year.
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