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The Federal Government is expanding a scheme under which Perth families have part of their Centrelink payments quarantined.
More than 220 families have voluntarily signed up for the program which sets aside 70 per cent of their welfare payments to purchase essentials and pay bills.
The program has been trialled in the Kimberley and parts of Perth, and will be introduced in the suburbs of Armadale, Gosnells, Fremantle, Spearwood, Rockingham, Morley, Warwick and Innaloo over the next few months.
The Federal Families Minister Jenny Macklin says along with the hundreds of families that have signed up by choice, another 60 have been forced on to the program.
"This is us working with the child protection authorities, giving them an additional way of saying to parents you need to take responsibility use your money in the interests of your children.
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