Community attitudes towards “people who receive unemployment payments do not deserve to live in poverty”

This chart shows the responses in our Community attitudes towards poverty and inequality survey to the concept that People who receive unemployment payments do not deserve to live in poverty.

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In 2025, 73% of people in Australia agreed that people who receive unemployment payments do not deserve to live in poverty.

In 2023, 59% of people in Australia agreed that people who receive unemployment payments do not deserve to live in poverty.

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Community attitudes towards “people who receive unemployment payments do not deserve to live in poverty”

Community attitudes towards “I would be able to live on the current rate of unemployment payment”

Demographic distribution of community attitudes towards “people would be able to live on the current rate of unemployment payment”

Demographic distribution of community attitudes towards “unemployment payments should be enough for people to be able to see the doctor when they need”

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Community attitudes towards “people who receive unemployment payments do not deserve to live in poverty”

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