Major welfare reforms to protect children and strengthen families
Source: Australia. Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
"As part of major reforms to the welfare system, the Australian Government will introduce a new income management scheme to protect children and families and help disengaged individuals. The Government is committed to progressively reforming the welfare and family payment system to foster responsibility and to provide a platform for people to move up and out of welfare dependence. The reforms will help fight passive welfare and mean that more money goes to food, clothes, rent and less money goes to buying alcohol and gambling. These reforms deliver on the Government's commitment to a welfare system based on the principles of engagement, participation and responsibility. Income management is a key tool in the Government's broader welfare reforms to promote responsibility and strengthen families by ensuring that welfare is spent where it is intended - on the essentials of life and in the interests of children."