We’re spending just $640 per person on social welfare when our peers are spending $1,039—that’s 38% below their median, leaving families to scrape by while others get real support. If we raised it to $1,000 per person like we should, we’d finally match the real world instead of falling behind, and people wouldn’t have to beg for scraps while the rest of the world moves forward.
The numbers behind the demand
Previous
$640 / person
Per-person spend when demanded
Right now
$1066 / person
Current per-person spend
— delivered
What voters want
$1000 / person
Target per-person spend
🎉 Delivered on April 16, 2024 via the budget that passed.
Next election on 23 December 2024 (in 3 days).
Pledges (2)
Alliance
pledged March 2, 2024
Delivered
“We will deliver this plan in the next budget”
Revolutionary Socialist Union
pledged March 9, 2024
Delivered
“The people deserve more funding for social welfare to avoid falling into extreme poverty like other nations. We will definitely take this into account in the next budget”