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Welfare Recipient Patterns Among Migrants

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Executive Summary
   Data Sources
   Main Findings
Introduction
Background
   The Post-War Situation
   Services for Non-English-Speaking-Migrants
   The Current Situation
Data Sources
Welfare Recipient Rate Findings
Statistical Overview
   Effects of Time Spent in Australia on Welfare Recipient Levels
   Types of Welfare Benefits Received by Migrants
   Welfare-Recipient Rates for Persons Aged 65+
   Locational Patterns of Migrants Eligible for Welfare Assistance
Appendix: Country Classification Used for English Proficiency Groups

List of Tables

Table 1: Australia-born and overseas-born welfare recipient rates by age group and time of arrival for overseas-born persons
Table 2: Australia-born and overseas-born welfare recipient rates by age group and time of arrival for overseas-born persons by State
Table 3: Population numbers and welfare recipient rates for Australia-born and EP categories for 5 year age groups by sex
Table 4: Welfare recipients by Australia-born and EP categories for 5 year age groups by time of arrival by sex
Table 5: Welfare recipient rates for males and females aged 45-64 by major birthplaces
Table 6: Welfare recipient rates by major pension or benefit type by English Proficiency Group; Females and Males, five year age groups, 40-64
Table 7: Welfare recipients rates by major pensions or benefit type for overseas-born persons aged 65+ by the time of arrival in Australia
Table 8: Welfare recipient rates for persons age 65+ who arrived in Australia between July 1986 and 1990 and between 1991 and 1996 by selected birthplaces
Table 9: Percentage of EP group aged 25-44 years and 45-64 years living in major cities and rest of Australia
Table 10: Welfare recipient rates for men aged 25-44 years and 45-64 years by EP group for Australia's major cities
Table 11: Welfare recipient rates and population, men and women, aged 45-64 years in SLAs with high proportion of residents from EP3 and EP4 birthplaces, Melbourne and Sydney

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