Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Women) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you. We, on this side of the chamber, believe that the best form of welfare is a job and that is why, as a government, we are doing everything that we can to ensure that Australians are able to find work.

The Transition to Work service is specifically designed to help young people between the ages of 15 to 21 who are out of work and are not engaged in education. We are investing $322 million—so a significant investment—into the Transition to Work program to find the best organisations to deliver results for not just young people but the Australian taxpayer.

This service is going to provide intensive pre-employment support to improve the work readiness of young people and then help them into work or education. We know that young people are the future of our society and we need them to be in a job so that they can be productive. (Time expired)