Single Parent Families and Social Policies in Australia 1974–1982
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11228404 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bettina Cass (corresponding author), Mary Ann O'Loughlin, Mary O’Loughlin (0000-0003-2711-2814) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 247-266 |
| Publication date | 1985-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0157-6321 • E-ISSN: 1839-4655 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1985.tb00805.x |
| OpenAlex | W2298048602 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
Of the two major sources of income support for single parent families, social security transfers and earned income, there has been an increase in the proportion of families dependent on social security in the period 1974–1982, a period of recession and high unemployment. Over this period the value of income support for supporting parents has declined because of the non‐indexation of the child components of pensions and benefits. This article identifies disincentives to the parents' labour force participation: lack of post‐school qualifications, shortage of jobs, scarcity of affordable child care and the low income retention rates imposed upon the extra earnings of pensioners and beneficiaries
Child care · Child support · Demographic economics · Earnings · Economic growth · Economic shortage · Economics · Government (linguistics · Income Support · Labour economics · Low income · Political science · Recession · Scarcity · Social security · Treasury · Unemployment · Value (mathematics · Rural development and sustainability · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics · Finance
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2005 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |