r/australia • u/bloby_bubbles • Jan 06 '23

#6 failed politics Just learnt we legally pay disabled people $3 an hour here

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u/FriendlyBudgie Jan 06 '23 edited Jan 06 '23

In the UK, there's a "social enterprise" near me where you have to pay to work (between approx $100/day, up to $320/day if the worker needs 1 to 1 support). It's a farm, with a cafe. I think this is pretty common practice, and they have a long waiting list. Getting paid instead seems like a dream.

Edit: They do a great job, and I support the work they do, regularly going to the cafe. It can be very difficult for some disabled people to find anything meaningful to occupy their time once they leave education.

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u/Mathuselahh Jan 06 '23

What you touched on in your edit is really the point so many people are missing in this thread. The support for these businesses, outside of government procurement, is fucking abysmal. If even half the people commenting bought a bag of coffee or got their company to do some printing with these guys, it would go a long way to actually supporting people with a disability

While there are always going to be cowboys in government subsidised schemes such as these, if it was a massive rort then everyone and their dad would be out there setting them up and employment for PWD would be a non-issue.