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In return for this assistance those receiving unemployment payments are expected to make the most of these new opportunities to participate in work and the community. Many people are already making a major contribution to society as parents, carers and volunteers. These contributions will continue to be recognised. Otherwise:	greater participation expected from those receiving unemployment payments
unemployed people aged up to 39 years will be required to undertake Work for the Dole or an equivalent amount of community service, part-time work, or study unemployed people aged 40 to 49 years will be expected to do some community work, part-time work or study (but not Work for the Dole) Parenting Payment recipients whose youngest child is aged 13 and over will be required to undertake around six hours a week of activities designed to help them return to work (with flexibility for school holidays and illness) Parenting Payment recipients with younger children (aged six to twelve) will be asked to attend an annual interview, to help prepare them for re-entry to work in the future.
The rewards from the new welfare system will be to assist more people who currently rely on income support to move into employment and secure a better income. In turn, this will produce savings to welfare expenditure. This will have dividends for the whole of Australia.	dividends for Australia

Welfare Reform Measures

(a) Includes capital injection to Centrelink of $16.9 million over two years

Note: Totals may not add due to rounding.