Almost half of jobseeker recipients unable to work full-time due to sickness or disability
by Luke Henriques-Gomes from World news | The Guardian on (#63S5C)
Latest Department of Social Services figures highlight the difficulties facing those who do not qualify for disability support - despite health problems
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Near record levels of people on the jobseeker payment are sick or have a disability, with more than 350,000 people on the dole now unable to work full-time.
Department of Social Services figures for June reveal 358,000 people on the jobseeker payment - or 43.1% - had a partial capacity to work", meaning they can only work between 15 and 30 hours a week.
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