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

Yes, I am. The PaTH program—prepare, trial, hire—is just one of the many measures this government has to ensure that, when we say the best form of welfare is a job, we actually mean it. We also have our Empowering YOUth initiative. What this does is help long-term unemployed young people improve their skills and, by improving their skills, you improve their employability. We also have the Transition to Work program. This provides support to improve the work readiness of those aged between 15 and 21, helping them into work, an apprenticeship or a traineeship. We also have the ParentsNext program, a program that was so successful in the 10 trial sites that we made a commitment in the last budget to roll it out nationally. This program helps people who have become parents re-enter the work force. Again this is a government that, when it says the best form of welfare is a job, puts in place the policies to ensure that.