Thursday 10th December / presented by Taylah Strano
The Australian Government this week voted to extended a trial of the cashless welfare card system across four sites for an additional two years.
Under the arrangement, 80 per cent of an individual’s welfare payments are held on a cashless debit card, and can’t be used to purchase things like alcohol or gambling.
Jay Coonan is a Policy Officer at the
Australian Unemployed Workers Union, he joined
Breakfast with Taylah to unpack the latest legislation, the amendments made to the bill and what needs to happen next.