Budget 2014: Young unemployed to work for the dole, university students to pay more

By Penny McLintock. Young people will be forced to earn, learn or "work for the dole" under changes the Government says will prevent Australians becoming reliant upon welfare. Young people will be forced to earn, learn or "work for the dole" under changes the Government says will prevent Australians becoming reliant upon welfare.
From January, new jobseekers under 30 will have to wait up to six months before receiving unemployment benefits, and will then have to participate in Work for the Dole. They will have to do at least 25 hours per week of Work for the Dole activities in order to receive payments for six months. More...