"85% of refugees are on welfare after 5 years. the result of giving them the benefit of the doubt is enormous cost to the community. Not only do we have to pay their dole but they will want to bring their families out to and will then be forced to pay their dole as well."
Yes a lot receive welfare payments as do many Australians. 60 per cent of families in Australia pay no net tax due to concessions, low income rebates and family tax benefits. Welfare payments doesn't necessarily mean they are on the dole. Centrelink provide payments for other reasons than unemployment.
As it happens a study was done into the settlement outcomes of humanitarian arrivals after five years of residence. A common response to the survey questions was "they looked after family, whilst both working and studying" They come to Australia looking a better life for their children, taking advantage of the non-secular education system here.
So Dad could take up a job as a cleaner or taxi driver with kids at school. They would still qualify for Centrelink payments. As the aforementioned study showed most arrivals gained employment and many also used our education system to improve their own prospects. A similar pattern to previous waves of migration to this country.
