Ensuring help goes to the needy - here We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Ensuring help goes to the needy - here December 10, 2020 — 10.30pm Normal text size Credit:Illustration: Jim Pavlidis To submit a letter to The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number. WELFARE AND JOBS Ensuring help goes to the needy – here Welfare payments are an integral part of Australian life, there for those who find themselves in need and defining the kind of society we are. Life is unpredictable, as many have experienced during COVID-19. Some who are new to welfare may have previously looked down on Centrelink recipients. Children and women are often the most vulnerable and in need. I was once one.