Program’s penalties contributing to worsening mental health, family violence and petty crime by children seeking food
For months the commonwealth has resisted releasing official evaluations of its remote work-for-the-dole program (Community Development Program or CDP), while insisting that it has been a “resounding success”.
When these evaluations were quietly released last week the reasons for this reluctance became clear. The single largest program of the commonwealth’s Indigenous Advancement Strategy has delivered only a 1% improvement in employment outcomes – and then only for those most likely to find employment on their own. Penalties have skyrocketed under the scheme, with more than half of those penalised losing 5% or more of their income.
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