Agent641@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 year agoin Australia, when we pay taxes, we get a receipt. The receipt shows what our taxes were spent onlemmy.worldimagemessage-square231fedilinkarrow-up12.02Karrow-down124file-text
arrow-up11.99Karrow-down1imagein Australia, when we pay taxes, we get a receipt. The receipt shows what our taxes were spent onlemmy.worldAgent641@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square231fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareJolan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoI’m surprised so much money is going towards disability, what kind of stuff do they get?
minus-squaret0lo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down4·1 year agoAustralian support services can be quite broad. I know a lot of people with minor or self diagnosed issues that receive disability payments
minus-squarecrossover@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoMy guess is this is mostly support payments for people who are unable to work.
minus-squarebirbboidaseed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThere is a whole department dedicated to the assessment and allocation of funding for the disabled under 65 y.o. If you’re over 65 then it became the aged pension.
minus-squareBill Stickers@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoWhat @hanni said. But they also split out the unemployment payment as the disability support payment. So it’s all the disabled pension too.
minus-squarehanni@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year agoHelpers, workers, special housing, apecial Beds and equipment. Some have 24/7 care.
minus-squarehanni@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 year agoSome need 24/7 care. Not sure what people in australia are getting.
minus-squareJolan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoYeah that makes sense I guess, I just wasn’t expecting it to be so much. But that’s good that there’s such a good support structure available.
I’m surprised so much money is going towards disability, what kind of stuff do they get?
Australian support services can be quite broad. I know a lot of people with minor or self diagnosed issues that receive disability payments
My guess is this is mostly support payments for people who are unable to work.
There is a whole department dedicated to the assessment and allocation of funding for the disabled under 65 y.o. If you’re over 65 then it became the aged pension.
What @hanni said. But they also split out the unemployment payment as the disability support payment. So it’s all the disabled pension too.
Helpers, workers, special housing, apecial Beds and equipment. Some have 24/7 care.
Some need 24/7 care. Not sure what people in australia are getting.
Yeah that makes sense I guess, I just wasn’t expecting it to be so much. But that’s good that there’s such a good support structure available.