Abbott government likely to reject Andrew Forrest proposal to expand income management

By Judith Ireland
Updated August 1 2014 - 7:18am, first published July 31 2014 - 2:28pm
The proposal would see everyone on a working age payment - which includes those on Newstart and the Disability Support Pension - have 100 per cent of their payments managed by the government. Photo: Virginia Star
The proposal would see everyone on a working age payment - which includes those on Newstart and the Disability Support Pension - have 100 per cent of their payments managed by the government. Photo: Virginia Star

The Coalition appears likely to reject a radical proposal that would control how all Australians who receive a working age welfare payment spend their benefits.

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