Australian ‘Cashless Welfare’ Trials and the Policy of ‘Income Management’
In recent months, the Australian Government has been trialling a ‘cashless welfare card’ scheme in certain, predominantly Indigenous, communities. Under this scheme, instead of receiving cash, 80% of a person’s income support payment is quarantined onto a ‘BasicsCard’. The BasicsCard is simply a de...
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| الحاوية / القاعدة: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/rdctss, |
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| التنسيق: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| اللغة: | Anglais |
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Revue de droit comparé du travail et de la sécurité sociale
2021
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| الوصول للمادة أونلاين: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| الملخص: | In recent months, the Australian Government has been trialling a ‘cashless welfare card’ scheme in certain, predominantly Indigenous, communities. Under this scheme, instead of receiving cash, 80% of a person’s income support payment is quarantined onto a ‘BasicsCard’. The BasicsCard is simply a debit card with a pin number, but this card can only be used at certain stores, and it can only be used to purchase items that are considered ‘priority needs’, such as food, rent, bills, medication, ... |
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