My own sense is that, as a temporary measure, it makes sense for individuals and families whose lives are in crisis, he said. I could imagine, having worked for many years with homeless people, that there could be a role there in terms of helping them get into stable housing, stabilise their finances. It needs to be evaluated but I see it as a temporary measure. Its not a panacea by any means. Warren Mundine, chief indigenous adviser to Prime Minister Tony Abbott, agreed. He said that income management could only work as a short-term solution, with other forms of support needed to assist vulnerable people. Dr Cassandra Goldie, chief executive of the Australian Council of Social Service, said income management was incredibly invasive and controllling. Investment in case management and support for families were more effective than income management, she said. Dr Goldie said she was unaware of results from the trial programs for teenage parents but that strapped community organisations were devastated when they were announced under the previous Labor government in 2012. These programs do work when youve got the ability to spend time rather than a compliance threat-of-losing-your-income approach with Centrelink at a very sensitive, vulnerable time in a young persons life, she said. From the article Read more: smh.au/federal-politics/homeless-people-could-have-income-managed-20140704-zswt8.html#ixzz36YKT2JGP Posted by Greg Oke
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