FED:Abbott adopts give and take approach

AAP General News (Australia)
08-17-2010
FED:Abbott adopts give and take approach

Opposition leader TONY ABBOTT has flagged a return to the welfare policies of the former
HOWARD government .. which saw job seekers' benefits cut if they failed to pass mutual
obligation tests.

Mr ABBOTT has announced a raft of incentives to help long-term unemployed people into
work .. including a 25-hundred dollar payment for people under 30 .. who find and keep
a job for 12 months.

If they stay in the position for two years .. they'll get four thousand dollars.

But Mr ABBOTT says job seekers could face a suspension of benefits .. if they fail
to turn up to interviews.

While welfare groups have welcomed the cash incentives for job seekers .. they're not
happy with the penalties.

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KEYWORD: POLL10 WELFARE (CANBERRA)

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