The issues discussed include the complexity of the current system with its 37 different payments to young people; the adequacy of levels of education allowances and social security assistance, particularly for those who need to live away from home and / or have no parental support; inequities created by income tests and other inequities as seen by commentators on youth allowances; disincentive effects, in particular the possible adverse effect on incentives of such factors as the tightening of the TEAS income test; dependency issues including changes in social attitudes on the age of independence of young people; and, constraints on reform, particularly the priorities and emerging budgetary pressures which are being placed on Government
Analysis
Young persons. Financial assistance by government. Australia
Notes
Australian Government Publishing Service cat. no. 8402387
