Enhanced Income Management – Queensland
Cape York and Doomadgee region
Enhanced Income Management is operating for participants located in the communities of Aurukun, Coen, Hope Vale, Mossman Gorge, Doomadgee and associated outstations. Participants use a SmartCard to access their enhanced Income Management account.
The Family Responsibilities Commission (FRC) manage enhanced Income Management participants in the Cape York and Doomadgee region. The FRC is a statutory body driven by community members, whose purpose is to support welfare reform to restore socially responsible standards of behaviour, local authority and wellbeing for themselves and their families.
The FRC will determine a participant’s income managed percentage.
A person’s income managed percentage may be:
- 60 per cent to their enhanced Income Management account and 40 per cent to their personal account, or
- 75 per cent to their enhanced Income Management account and 25 per cent to their personal account, or
- 90 per cent to their enhanced Income Management account and 10 per cent to their personal account.
People who live in the Cape York or Doomadgee region, can volunteer for enhanced Income Management.
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Bundaberg Hervey Bay region
Enhanced Income Management is operating for volunteers in the Bundaberg and Hervey Bay region, defined by the boundaries of the Federal Division of Hinkler. This includes the townships of Aldershot, Bargara, Elliott Heads, Woodgate, Booyal, Burrum Heads, Torbanlea, Toogoom, Howard, Childers, Burnett Heads and River Heads. Participants use a SmartCard to access their enhanced Income Management account.
People who live in the Bundaberg and Hervey Bay region, can volunteer for enhanced Income Management.
Participants income managed percentage will be 50 per cent to their enhanced Income Management account, and 50 per cent to their personal account.
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More information
For more information on enhanced Income Management, SmartCard or how to volunteer:
- Call the FRC on 1800 004 973
- visit servicesaustralia.gov.au/smartcard
- call the SmartCard eIM hotline on 1800 252 604
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