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 authors of this report argue that the Australian family payments system needs reform to ensure that it achieves the right balance between providing adequate income support for families with children, properly valuing unpaid care work in the family, gender equity and paid workforce participation.

This research paper was commissioned by the St Vincent de Paul Society National Council of Australia to help address the inadequacy of the Australian welfare system for some groups, in particular working age recipients. The paper proposes three simple policy proposals designed to improve the financial position of Australians most in need.

In this paper, the authors examine the validity of the long-run assimilation claim by assessing how migrant mothers fare for up to two decades after arrival in the host country as a result of a stricter welfare policy.

Every year more than $140 billion in authorised government benefits goes unclaimed. This progress report summarises the US Office of Information and Regulatory Affair's efforts since December 2022 to identify and implement burden reduction opportunities in ongoing regulations and forms and foster the sharing of leading practices, lessons, and tools for reducing burdens across the...