Meaning of sit-down money | Babel Free

Definitions

Welfare or social security, including unemployment benefits, especially such welfare paid to Aboriginal people.

Australia, colloquial, informal, uncountable

Examples

“I have⟳ given you examples of some of the reforms we have⟳ already put⟳ in place⟳ which are helping young people, for example, to find⟳ jobs instead of getting sit-down money, which they got from Labor.”

“2005 February 21, Australian Broadcasting Commission, The World Today, transcript, A discussion paper being released today canvasses a number⟳ of proposals to transform⟳ the payments that have⟳ become⟳ known as ‘sit-down money’.”

“So far be it from wanting sit-down money. More and more Indigenous leaders are telling me that that is what has destroyed their society.”

“2010, Andrew Stojanovski, Dog Ear Café, ReadHowYouWant, Large Print⟳ 16pt, page 105, Meanwhile everyone else in your family is unemployed, getting $400 a fortnight unemployment benefit (which the Warlpiri describe⟳ as ‘sit-down money’). As soon as your $600 is in your hand, there are eight people who you are obliged to distribute it to, in the same way that you would have⟳ to distribute a kangaroo. When they get⟳ paid, they also have⟳ to share⟳ their sit-down money with each of the others.”

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