Welfare Systems and Services in Australia

Running Head: Welfare Systems and Services in Australia
WELFARE SYSTEMS AND SERVICES IN AUSTRALIA

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Recognizing the appropriate welfare system.............................................................................3
Available support and resources for the particular target group within the recognized welfare
system.........................................................................................................................................5
Assessing suitable services relevant to the scenario..................................................................6
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................8
Reference list..............................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
Social welfare systems are designed to ensure the well being of community people by
the governments of countries. These systems mention the roles and responsibilities of the
public and one of the main aims of social welfare systems to ensure equal opportunities for
all. Australian Welfare systems have different categories for supporting unemployed, aged
people, youth, children, and people with disabilities. This essay is focusing on the case study
of Dave and appropriate welfare system is being proposed to motivate Dave to participate in
work. He does not want a full-time job and enjoying unemployment benefits. This study may
guide this person to understand the importance of having a secure job.
Recognizing the appropriate welfare system
In this case, the target population is youth like Dave who is physically able but
unemployed and lacks participation in employment. In the case scenario, it is mentioned that
Dave is a 26 years old person who lacks the intention of getting a job. Dave has a difficult
childhood and he has bared his own expenses from the age of 14. He enjoys his unemployed
life and lacks the motivation to participate in work. He achieves unemployment benefits from
the government and he is quite happy with it. Hence, he has abilities but lacks motivation and
intention to participate in employment. This target group of people is making bad use of the
social welfare system of the government that supports unemployed people (Bowman,
McGann, Kimberley & Biggs, 2016). Hence, government resource is getting wasted that can
impact on the country in the future. Moreover, many eligible persons are not getting adequate
support due to this kind of person. This target group of people spends money on their
entertainment and get involved in bad practices like drug addiction. These people must
understand that unemployment benefits cannot help them for a long time and the government
of the country has taken this initiative to support unemployed people to find jobs

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(Ncoa.gov.au, 2019). They are reluctant to do any hard work and need support from the
government in other ways. This includes education, consultation, and training. A sustainable
and simple system can provide the required support to this target group of people.
Dave needs a welfare system that can support him to ensure sustainable and
simple income. According to McGann, Danneris & Siobhan O'Sullivan (2019), a system that
can support simple and sustainable income, can be considered as suitable for people like
Dave. This kind of welfare system encourages people to work through making them
understand the need for working hard. This welfare system may support employment and it
can help Dave to secure his future as well (Dss.gov.au, 2014). From the present case scenario
of Dave, it has been found that this person is able to work, but he is enjoying unemployment
benefits. The proposed welfare system may help the government of Australia to reduce the
expense of helping these kinds of people. They are able and they must be motivated to search
and join permanent jobs to secure their lives. This welfare system must support Dave and
other unemployed young people to improve their professional skills to get a fair return from
their jobs. Under this economic welfare, Dave can earn money and support his family in the
future. The government of this country must ensure simple income opportunities that can be
considered by people like Dave. As mentioned by Ulmestig & Marston (2015) making the
income system sustainable and simple can motivate maximum unemployed people to reduce
their reliance on the unemployment benefits by earning for themselves and their families. On
the other hand, it can increase the productivity of Australia by increasing the number of
people who want to participate in work. The government must think about aligning the
mutual labor obligations with available market opportunities while introducing the proposed
welfare system.
It is essential for the authority to maintain ethical guidelines while including Dave in
the proposed welfare system of a sustainable and simple support system. People like Dave

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have faced different problems from early childhood. They have got less scope and support
from family and society. Different needs like education and technical training have not been
fulfilled, which has decreased the motivation level of this individual. As opined by Cortès-
Franch, Puig-Barrachina, Vargas-Leguás, Arcas & Artazcoz (2019), providing an adequate
chance of skill development opportunities can increase participation of unskilled workers. An
essential pillar of this welfare system is engaging workers and employers, which can be done
by providing adequate opportunities for development to Dave. Moreover, engaging
employers can help to increase employment opportunities. This sustainable support system of
income is totally focused on one employment and key role has been played by business to
fulfill aims and objectives.
Available support and resources for the particular target group within the recognized
welfare system
The government of this country must ensure that less complexity of the proposed
welfare system. As opined by Morley, Ablett & Mays (2019), less complexity of the welfare
system may support people like Dave to understand the related norms easily and it is the
easiest way to motivate Dave in participating in wok with the help of this proposed welfare
system. This support from the government is required in case of introducing this economic
welfare. On the other hand, Schofield & Butterworth (2015) have mentioned that simple
employment opportunities can be considered the most important resources for unemployed
people. From the case scenario, it has been noticed that Dave does not want to work full-time
and permanent jobs do not give freedom to employees to live life on their terms. Due to this
reason, people like Dave are less interested in having full-time jobs. It is the responsibility of
the government to increase the employment opportunities that are favorable for all. As stated
by Parmar, Keevil & Wicks (2019), the government of Australia may increase the

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productivity of this country by ensuring a good balance between the professional and
personal lives of people.
Ensuring sufficient payment for workers can be considered as another support that
must be available in Australia. Dave must be interested in participating in work to secure his
and his family’s future. He must understand that earning money can help him to get all the
comforts he needs (Rønningstad, 2019). This person has faced lots of difficulties in his
childhood and he must be interested in living his life in comfort. For this reason, he has to
work full-time and he must get sufficient payments. According to Hagelund (2016), there are
many other people who are lazy and do not want to work. They also can be interested in
working if they get sufficient payments. Providing housing assistance to Dave may help
him to survive in Australia. The expense of living in this country is becoming higher day by
day. Egdell & McQuaid (2016) have mentioned that appropriate housing assistance can help
people like Dave to choose an affordable house for living and earn accordingly. If Dave gets
access to public housing on government subsidy, he will be motivated to consider the welfare
system offered by the government and work hard to improve the quality of living. After
accumulating some money, this kind of people must shift from public housing to their
personal rented or purchased houses.
Assessing suitable services relevant to the scenario
Different services are there, which needs to be considered as appropriate for the
scenario. This can help to increase the participation of the target population in the work
(Rønningstad, 2019). At first, it is essential to provide assurance to Dave about the
relevant support from the government and society. This includes helping him to search for
jobs and develop his skills through training. As said by Yuill (2018), the government needs to
ask for queries to the target population and provide the best available options to engage them.
In the given case scenario, Dave is eligible to get a job and he has confidence regarding his

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abilities. He needs proper information and motivation about a permanent job that can secure
his future. The government needs to provide assurance regarding his freedom and helping
him in the selection process.
Secondly, effective communication is another service, which needs to be provided
to the target population including Dave. As opined by Goodin & Le Grand (2018), clear
communication helps to increase understanding about a change and less resistance is faced by
the authority. Dave is habituated in part-time jobs for the last few years. Hence, he needs
proper consultation and information about the changed welfare system. Different information
like opportunities in this new system, chance of increased skills and education level and
advantages of permanent employment must be communicated openly. On the other hand, he
needs to know about different ways of increasing income through communication.
Thirdly, Dave needs to be given assurance regarding children and family
benefits in the future. At present, Dave is single but in the future, he can have a family and
children. Assurance from the government to safeguard the interest of his family and children
can motivate him to increase his participation in work. As mentioned by Yuill (2018),
assurance from the government to provide safety to family motivates a person to increase
participation. As Dave has faced many difficulties in his childhood, thus he can get motivated
through this service. Different benefits can be offered to him through this service. This
includes health benefits for the family, subsidized education for children and housing. This is
an effective service, which can influence Dave to participate in a full-time job.
Lastly, the health benefit is an essential service that can be offered to Dave
through a new and sustainable welfare system. A large part of the income of a person
generally gets expensed on achieving health services Hagelund (2016). This service can act
as a great motivator for the target group to find a permanent job and increase participation.
Only depending on unemployment benefits provided by the government will not help Dave to

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obtain health service for him and his family. In this plan, different benefits like medical
insurance, subsidized treatment, and others can be offered. This can influence Dave to leave
unemployment benefits provided by the government and adopt this new welfare system. If
Dave and others from these target groups adopt the plan, then the participation of the
population in employment will increase. This, in turn, can help to increase the productivity of
the country and reduce the rate of unemployment.
Conclusion
From the above discussion, it can be said that Dave must realize that completely
relying on unemployment benefits cannot help him to achieve a secured life. He needs
enough resources to survive in the future because, after a certain age, he will lose his ability
to work due to increased age. A simpler and sustainable income system can help him to
increase participation in employment. Proper support like training opportunities, education,
and adequacy of jobs can help to increase the participation of this target group. The services
like concession in health, children's benefits, and housing support can motivate to accept the
welfare system.

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