New research from the University of South Australia shows that people who have suffered child abuse or neglect are three times more likely to access government income support payments in early adulthood, underlining the costly and long-term effects of adverse early life experiences.
Linking child protection records with national welfare incomepayment records, researchers found that the extra costs associated with child protection contact added 39% to the national income support budget. The study is published in the journal Child Abuse & Neglect.
Specifically, the study found that individuals involved with child protection were:
Five times more likely to receive unemployment payments (Jobseeker or Youth Allowance)
Five times more likely to receive long-term disability payments
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