on 20-01-2016 08:32 AM
Could this be the end of the tragedy of alcohol fueled violence and child neglect.
A cashless welfare card aimed at stemming alcohol abuse would be rolled out across the country under a welfare reform the Turnbull government is considering taking to the election.
As regional trouble spots line up to be chosen for trials of the government’s new Healthy Welfare Card to begin next month, The Australian understands the Coalition may seek an election mandate to extend the card to welfare recipients across regional Australia if they achieve positive results.
Under the new system — proposed by mining magnate Andrew Forrest in his review of the welfare system in 2014 — 80 per cent of a person’s government payment would be quarantined to a bank card that could not be used to buy alcohol and gambling products, nor converted to cash.
The remaining 20 per cent could be accessible as cash.
on 20-01-2016 09:11 AM
on 20-01-2016 09:14 AM
If that's all true I feel sorry for you.
on 20-01-2016 09:23 AM
on 20-01-2016 09:33 AM
Surely in the communities where children are neglected it is working.
All welfare recipients are not drunken bashers, nobody said that, but: if you are receiving welfare then surely the 20% cash would buy you a cold beer on a hot day.
And the rest of the money goes on rent, food and other necessities. In the USA you only get welfare for 6 months and you have to train up for another job and you get food stamps for food.
Welfare in Australia is sadly used by a small group to support a lifestyle choice.
on 20-01-2016 09:44 AM
@djilukjilly wrote:
Welfare in Australia is sadly used by a small group to support a lifestyle choice.
"lifestyle choice." one of the most annoying buzz words around. I mean what sort of lifestyle do you get on $200 a week? For most people getting welfare is NOT a choice. For those workers who just lost their jobs in Queensland and who may not receive their entitlements, getting the dole is hardly a choice.
on 20-01-2016 09:47 AM
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on 20-01-2016 10:04 AM
on 20-01-2016 10:12 AM