IPA RESEARCH NOTE - The Growth and Distribution of Welfare in Australia

• Approximately 86% of the growth to the total number of people on welfare since 2018 is from the NDIS. [...] • There are 190,000 more Australians aged 65 and over who are receiving non-pension welfare than in 2013—an increase of over 500%—from 34,000 to 225,000. [...] • All up, 61% of increase to welfare since 2013 is from those aged 65 and over. [...] • There are 190,000 more Australians aged 65 and over who are receiving non-pension welfare than in 2013—an increase of over 500 per cent—from 34,000 to 225,000. [...] • All up, 61 per cent of the increase to welfare since 2013 is from those aged 65 and over.