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Lloyd Jones

Get kids to school or have income managed, parents told

Parents on benefits must ensure their kids go to school or face the prospect of income management. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Families will still be able to put food on the table if parents are put on income management for failing to ensure their children attend school, a territory government says.

The move is part of a program to keep "chronically disengaged" kids on track and out of trouble on the streets, Northern Territory Education Minister Jo Hersey says.

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