People are seen lining up at the welfare service Centrelink in Melbourne, Australia, on March 23, 2020. Quinn Rooney/Getty Images
The number of Australians accessing some form of income support because they are unable to work due to illness or injury has risen by two million over the past decade, according to new research commissioned by the Council of Australian Life Insurers (CALI).
Last year, 8.5 million Australians accessed some form of support, receiving a combined $78.9 billion in payments.
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