Originally Posted by MrBaldBastard

They tried that here, costs went up

you want these people looking for jobs and should be giving extra assistance to find one or retrain.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/fede...25-gvs8dl.html

A government-commissioned review of the program found the chances of a participant finding a job because of the scheme improved by just 2 per cent.

the money used for the scheme would be better spent in vocational education or job creation, which would more likely lead to meaningful employment.