income support
(UK) A financial benefit for people on a low income.
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The follow up will be about annual leave. They've discovered that full time employees are averaging 20 days a year of annual leave income support so they can get paid to not work for a month!
Agreed. Taking a day off work on sick leave is not income support, it's basic employment conditionsffs this article is complete bullshit #auspol
With the abc adding workplace sick leave into ‘income support’ stats, I ask why stop there? Why not count all workplace income as income support? Throw in pocket money too and maybe we can finally see how much of this…
The number of people accessing income support payments has risen by two million in the past decade, with more Australians unable to work due to deteriorating mental and physical health.
More than eight million Australians now receive income support: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-06/income-support-grows-mental-health-work/106626692
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(UK) A financial benefit for people on a low income.
“The follow up will be about annual leave. They've discovered that full time employees are averaging 20 days a year of annual leave income support so they can get paid to not work for a month!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Agreed. Taking a day off work on sick leave is not income support, it's basic employment conditionsffs this article is complete bullshit #auspol”
— Bluesky· May 2026“With the abc adding workplace sick leave into ‘income support’ stats, I ask why stop there? Why not count all workplace income as income support? Throw in pocket money too and maybe we can finally see how much of this country are greedily taking money that could go to the rich!!!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The number of people accessing income support payments has risen by two million in the past decade, with more Australians unable to work due to deteriorating mental and physical health.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“More than eight million Australians now receive income support: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-06/income-support-grows-mental-health-work/106626692”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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