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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Greg Jericho

In such a rich country, it is shameful how many Australians on jobseeker are dying in desperate poverty

A young person holding an empty wallet
A new report has found that Australians on jobseeker are up to 10 times more likely to die than those not on welfare support. Photograph: skaman306/Getty Images

Stunning new data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows the abysmally low rate of jobseeker means at least 3,000 more unemployed Australians die each year than would be the case were they not purposefully kept in poverty.

We often talk about how tough it is for those on jobseeker. But last week a report from the AIHW titled “Mortality outcomes among people receiving income support” shows talk is cheap when people are dying.

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