Recipents of Unemployment and Employment Supports by Type of Payments
| Payment Type | 1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Recipients Unemployment Supports | 149,705 |
116,069 |
126,447 |
137,982 |
145,339 |
131,539 |
128,111 |
| Unemployment Benefit | 56,576 |
46,565 |
59,884 |
66,416 |
70,090 |
57,699 |
52,754 |
| Unemployment Assistance | 93,129 |
69,504 |
66,563 |
71,566 |
75,249 |
73,840 |
75,357 |
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| Total Recipients Employment Supports | 65,120 |
64,833 |
56,892 |
50,920 |
44,113 |
40,216 |
39,589 |
| Back to Work Allowance | 37,162 |
39,009 |
32,191 |
11,496 |
7,197 |
11,556 |
8,943 |
| Back to Education Allowance | 4,518 |
4,237 |
4,101 |
5,041 |
5,696 |
5,247 |
5,156 |
| Part-time Job Incentive Scheme | 567 |
474 |
340 |
336 |
324 |
326 |
218 |
| Family Income Supplement | 14,549 |
13,062 |
11,880 |
12,043 |
12,317 |
14,727 |
17,448 |
| Farm Assist/ Smallholders | 7,874 |
8,051 |
8,380 |
8,514 |
8,707 |
8,350 |
7,824 |
Source: Department of Social and Family Affairs |
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