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Protests against income management expansion

Activists in Western Sydney have protested against the expansion of a controversial budgeting program.

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By Katrina Yu

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Income Management sees a proportion of welfare payments quarantined for spending on essential items only.

Nationally, an estimated 2,600 young people will be on the system starting today.

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