'Staggering': Young people twice as likely to be on Centrelink benefits if their parents were

By Peter Martin
Updated October 16 2017 - 5:09pm, first published 5:05pm
mjb001204.002.001 for Employment.  Photo by Mario Borg.  Photo to illustrate the dire employment situation for men over 45.
mjb001204.002.001 for Employment. Photo by Mario Borg. Photo to illustrate the dire employment situation for men over 45.

Children of parents on Centrelink benefits are almost twice as likely to be on benefits themselves by their early 20s as children who are not.

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