How many welfare recipients?

Department of Social Security total for four major benefits; Institute of Public Affairs total for those benefits plus NDIS

Disability Support Pension, JobSeeker, Youth Allowance (Other) and Youth Allowance (Student and Apprentice); DSS totals for June each year
Source: IPA 'The Growth and Distribution of Welfare in Australia', April 8 2024, DSS Benefit and Payment Recipient Demographics, June quarter 2023,Get the dataEmbedDownload imageCreated with Datawrapper