The story reported by The Daily Telegraph and Herald Sun suggested an alarming increase in the number of Australians on welfare, primarily attributed to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). However, this data is not entirely accurate. The inclusion of income support payments is only partial and the NDIS, which doesn’t offer income support but provides services related to disability, was mischaracterized as a welfare program. The data does not account for Australians receiving age pensions. The data also overlooks the fact that many NDIS participants are children and should not be counted as adults on benefits. Contrary to the reported surge, the presence of Australians on the included payments has actually shown a slight decrease since 2018. This discrepancy is because of certain factors not taken into account, such as the renaming and restructuring of the Newstart unemployment payment and the increase in age pension age. Thus, the Institute of Public Affairs’ data presentation masks a decline in the number of Australians on welfare payments.

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