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11.4.1.20 People income managed under the VWPR Measure

Note: Entrance to the income management regime closed 4 September 2023

Following commencement of the Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management Reform) Act 2023, people currently subject to the income management regime can choose to move to the enhanced income management regime.

Please refer to Part 12 Enhanced income management regime.

Conditions

A person is subject to income management under the VWPR Measure if, at a particular time:

  • the person is an eligible recipient of a category H welfare payment (11.1.1.50)
  • the person's usual place of residence is within a specified income management state, territory or area
  • the person is deemed to be a VWPR
  • if the person has a Part 3B payment nominee (11.1.4.10), the nominee is not an excluded Part 3B payment nominee (11.1.4.20), and
  • the person is not subject to income management under the Supporting People at Risk (11.9) or Child Protection (11.3) Measures.

Act reference: SS(Admin)Act section 123UGA(1) Vulnerable welfare payment recipients

Policy reference: SS Guide 11.4.2 Identification of a VWPR, 11.1.1.50 Trigger payments for income management, 11.1.4.10 Payment nominees under income management, 11.1.4.20 Excluded Part 3B payment nominees under income management, 11.9 Supporting People at Risk measure, 11.3 Child Protection Measure

Specified states, territories & areas for the VWPR Measure

The following areas are specified income management areas under the VWPR Measure:

State/territory Income managed area
Northern Territory Whole of the Northern Territory
South Australia
  • Playford
  • The Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands (as defined by the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Land Rights Act 1981 (SA))
New South Wales Bankstown
Queensland
  • Rockhampton
  • Livingstone
  • Logan
Victoria Greater Shepparton
Western Australia
  • The Ngaanyatjarra Lands (the shire of Ngaanyatjarraku and the community of Kiwirrkurra, in the shire of East Pilbara)
  • Laverton Shire

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