Tag: pensioner

Australian Government Refugee Allowances vs. Australian Pensioners

I was sent this in an email. Can anyone confirm ANY of the details as true? Or is it the complete hoax I think it is?

FORWARD THIS TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN
AND VOICE YOUR DISGUST!!

THIS IS WRONG AND MUST BE STOPPED!!!!

Australian Government Refugee Allowances vs. Australian Pensioners

It is interesting that the Federal Government provides a Single Refugee with a monthly allowance of $1,890.00 And each can also get an additional $580. 00 in Social Assistance, so a total of $2,470.00 per month.. Family of 4 can receive $9,880.00 per month or yearly $118,685

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Jobless & ‘dead in 10 years’

Laura Clark: The Advertiser | August 08, 2009

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,25898088-5006301,00.html

A “PROFOUNDLY shocking” study has found that one in six young long-term jobless people in Britain were dead within a decade.

In one city, 15 per cent of “Neets” – Not in Education, Employment or Training – died mainly from drinking or drugs within 10 years of falling out of the system. [more …]

Comment 4 of 11:

Maybe Steve if so many so-called “injured workers” didnt bludge on the system for so long, and sit around writing comments on websites instead of getting up and working for living

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