how our welfare system pressures people to perform vulnerability
- Written by: Emma Mitchell, Postdoctoral research fellow, Western Sydney University
People who rely on welfare payments to survive are often required to repeatedly tell stories of their personal hardships.
In a conditional welfare system, many must regularly attend compulsory appointments, job search training courses, and self-development and treatment programs simply to receive their payments.
People in extreme hardship often tell...
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