Advocacy Answered: Why was Parents Next a ‘punitive’ policy measure? 26 May 2023
ParentsNext was intended to be a pre-employment program to assist young parents, mostly single mothers, gain the skills needed to be work ready by the time their children entered school. The program tied receipt of the Parenting Payment to the compulsory completion of ‘job ready’ activities, a catch-all term that included activities such as volunteering […]