This report aims to assist the federal government in its ongoing efforts to improve support for vulnerable people in Australia and enable wider economic and social participation. The Committee has provided 22 recommendations to inform the Commonwealth on how best to improve economic inclusion and...

Anglicare Australia's 2024 Rental Affordability Snapshot surveyed rental listings across Australia and found that affordability has crashed to record lows.

Around the world, there is an urgent need to increase income supports to low-income households. This report outlines the various cash-transfer mechanisms that the Canadian government could use.

The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs has inquired into the provisions and operation of the Carer Recognition Act 2010, in relation to unpaid carers, with a view to reform through legislative amendment. This report outlines the Committee's findings.

The number of unemployment benefit recipients who remained on the unemployment benefit long-term (for two or more years) has climbed from 150,000 to nearly half a million between 2006 and early 2023. Does such a steep rise reflect a growing culture of benefit dependency in...