We’re paying out just $217 per person on social welfare while comparable countries spend over five times that—$1085 per person—and yet our politicians still act like we’re the ones overspending. Eighty percent of our peers are already doing better than us, so why are we settling for being this far behind when we could at least get to $1000 per person, like a halfway decent nation?
The numbers behind the demand
Previous
$217 / person
Per-person spend when demanded
Right now
$1000 / person
Current per-person spend
— delivered
What voters want
$1000 / person
Target per-person spend
🎉 Delivered on March 16, 2024 via the budget that passed.
Next election on 24 December 2024 (in 4 days).
Pledges (1)
Monarchists
pledged Jan. 12, 2024
Delivered
“We will raise social welfare spending to $1,000 per person through a phased increase in the welfare budget, funded by reprioritising lower-impact spending and maintaining fiscal sustainability. We will include the required increase in our next feasible budget and work with coalition partners to secure the votes needed for passage.”