Workfare Income Supplement is effectively a negative income tax.

Helping low wage workers...,

Workfare costs the government $850m a year and benefit almost half a million workers.

In 2 years' time, this will be increased to $1.1 billion. This will allow the payout amounts to be raised and the qualifying age for Workfare to be lowered from 35 to 30.

Workfare is effectively a negative income tax.