Conditional welfare: A comparative case study of income management policies

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University of Queensland

Using an innovative methodology that incorporates a cross-national comparison of policy design and practice, this project aims to explore the effects of income management policies. The research will provide new insights into compulsory income management in Australia, and its more recent introduction in New Zealand. The expected outcomes will provide benefits, such as a richer understanding of human agency, autonomy and social identity in the context of social policy.

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Hidden costs: An independent study into income management in Australia
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Report
Authors
Marston, G., Mendes, P., Bielefeld, S., Peterie, M., Staines, Z. and Roche, S.
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The University of Queensland
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apo-nid276701 (1).pdf
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https://scholar.google.com/scholar_url?url=https%3A//research.monash.edu/files/…
‘I don’t want anybody to see me using it’: cashless welfare cards do more harm than good
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Website
Authors
Marston, G., Peterie, M.A., Mendes, P. and Staines, Z.
Publisher
The Conversation
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https://theconversation.com/i-dont-want-anybody-to-see-me-using-it-cashless-wel…
Responsibilising young benefit recipients: Income management and financial capability in New Zealand
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Journal article
Authors
Humpage, L., Bielefeld, S., Marston, G., Staines, Z., Peterie, M., & Mendes, P.
Publisher
Critical Social Policy
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© The Author(s) 2022
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https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/02610183221106923
‘Community’ and the Cashless Debit Card in the Hinkler Region
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Website
Authors
Shelley Bielefeld
Publisher
Griffith University
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Copyright © Griffith University.

Griffith University claims copyright ownership of all material on this website unless expressly stated otherwise. No part of the program nor the material contained in it may be copied (except as allowed by the copyright law of your country) or further disseminated without the express and written permission of Griffith University.
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https://news.griffith.edu.au/2020/06/02/community-and-the-cashless-debit-card-i…
Compulsory income management in Australia and New Zealand: more harm than good?
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Book
Authors
Marston, Greg, Humpage, Louise, Peterie, Michelle, Mendes, Philip, Bielefeld, Shelley, and Staines, Zoe
Publisher
Policy Press
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Link
https://doi.org/10.46692/9781447361510
The complexity of convergence: a multi-dimensional analysis of compulsory income management and social investment in New Zealand and Australia
Type
Journal article
Authors
Louise Humpagea, Zoe Staines, Greg Marston, Michelle Peterie, Shelley Bielefeld, Philip Mendes
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01442872.2020.1783439?scroll=top&n…
The Social Harms Outweigh the Benefits: A Study of Compulsory Income Management in Greater Shepparton and Playford
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Journal article
Authors
Philip Mendes, Steven Roche, Greg Martson, Michelle Peterie, Zoe Staines, Louise Humpage
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
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Link
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0312407X.2020.1820536?scroll=top&n…
How effective is conditional welfare support for enhancing child wellbeing? An examination of compulsory income management (welfare payment quarantining) in Australia
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Journal article
Authors
Steven Roche, Philip Mendes, Greg Marston, Michelle Peterie, Shelley Bielefeld, Zoe Staines, Louise Humpage
Publisher
Children and Youth Services Review
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Link
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0190740921003303
Governing Poverty: Compulsory Income Management and Crime in Australia
Type
Journal article
Authors
Zoe Staines, Greg Marston, Shelley Bielefeld, Louise Humpage, Philip Mendes, Michelle Peterie
Publisher
Critical Criminology
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Link
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10612-020-09532-2