Opposition leader Sussan Ley says welfare should be targeted “to those who truly need it”, and people should be helped “off welfare and into self-reliance”.
In her first major economic speech as leader, Ley on Wednesday will lay down some policy markers to contain spending and the size of government, with more people looking after their own needs rather than expecting government to do so.
Welfare benefits should not be paid to wealthier households, Ley says in her speech, titled “From Dependency to Empowerment: Restoring Responsibility to the Budget”. To be given to CEDA in Melbourne, it has been released ahead of delivery.
