Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Forestry and Fisheries) Share this | Hansard source

The proportion of Australians receiving working-age income support payments has fallen to its lowest level in 30 years, of 14.3 per cent. Newstart was not designed to be long-term income on an ongoing basis. Everyone who receives Newstart is provided with some form of additional assistance from the welfare system.