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Replacing the BasicsCard [Publications]

Replacing the BasicsCard Posted 18/04/2019 by Don Arthur The Government plans to move nearly 22,500 income management participants from the BasicsCard to the newer cashless debit card. Around 87 per cent of BasicsCard users are in the Northern Territory. These income management participants will join around 11,700 cashless debit card
Date: 18/04/2019 - Collection: Publications - ID: library/prspub/6637941 - Source: FlagPost - Author: ARTHUR, Don
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Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management and Cashless Welfare) Bill 2019 [Publications]

Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management and Cashless Welfare) Bill 2019 Posted 20/02/2019 by Don Arthur Income management in Cape York and the cashless debit card trials in all of the current cashless debit card sites except Bundaberg and Hervey Bay are set to end on 30 June 2019. The
Date: 20/02/2019 - Collection: Publications - ID: library/prspub/6509781 - Source: FlagPost - Author: ARTHUR, Don
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Social Services Legislation Amendment (Cashless Debit Card Trial Expansion) Bill 2018 [Publications]

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Cashless Debit Card Trial Expansion) Bill 2018 Posted 26/06/2018 by Don Arthur This Bill seeks to extend the Cashless Debit Card to the Federal electorate of Hinkler in Queensland, an area that includes Bundaberg and Hervey Bay. As well as specifying the location of the new
Date: 26/06/2018 - Collection: Publications - ID: library/prspub/6051679 - Source: FlagPost - Author: ARTHUR, Don
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Social Services Legislation Amendment (Drug Testing Trial) Bill 2018 [Publications]

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Drug Testing Trial) Bill 2018 Posted 07/03/2018 by Don Arthur The Social Services Legislation Amendment (Drug Testing Trial) Bill 2018 amends the Social Security Act 1991 and Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 to establish a two year drug testing trial in three regions for 5,000 new
Date: 07/03/2018 - Collection: Publications - ID: library/prspub/5833647 - Source: FlagPost - Author: ARTHUR, Don
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BasicsCard and Cashless Debit Card: what's the difference? [Publications]

BasicsCard and Cashless Debit Card: What’s the difference? Posted 23/06/2017 by Don Arthur The Australian Government has two separate cards designed to restrict how income support recipients can spend their payments—the BasicsCard and the cashless debit card. While both schemes rely on cards provided by payments company, Indue, they work
Date: 23/06/2017 - Collection: Publications - ID: library/prspub/5361340 - Source: FlagPost - Author: ARTHUR, Don
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'The computer says no': automatic product blocking for the Cashless Debit Card [Publications]

‘The computer says no’: automatic product blocking for the Cashless Debit Card Posted 22/06/2017 by Don Arthur The Department of Social Services is looking for software that can automatically stop income support recipients from using the Cashless Debit Card to buy restricted goods such as alcohol. While the Government’s cashless
Date: 22/06/2017 - Collection: Publications - ID: library/prspub/5353103 - Source: FlagPost - Author: ARTHUR, Don
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Alcohol abuse in Ceduna: findings from the cashless debit card trial [Publications]

July 17, 2015 Alcohol abuse in Ceduna: findings from the cashless debit card trial Posted 17/03/2017 by Don Arthur The cashless debit card is the latest of a series of measures designed to tackle alcohol abuse in Ceduna. The Government has recently released an interim evaluation report on the measure.
Date: 17/03/2017 - Collection: Publications - ID: library/prspub/5166858 - Source: FlagPost - Author: ARTHUR, Don
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Do waiting periods for income support improve employment outcomes? Lessons from Belgium [Publications]

Do waiting periods for income support improve employment outcomes? Lessons from Belgium Julie Walraven/flickr Posted 19/12/2016 by Matthew Thomas Since 2013 the Government has sought to introduce a four-week waiting period for the most work-ready new claimants of Youth Allowance (Other) and Special Benefit who are aged under 25 years.
Date: 19/12/2016 - Collection: Publications - ID: library/prspub/5009106 - Source: FlagPost - Author: THOMAS, Matthew, (DP...
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Where to for income management? [Publications]

Where to for income management? Posted 25/06/2015 by Don Arthur Patrick McClure’s February 2015 report on welfare reform urged a cautious approach to the expansion of income management, arguing that it should be used ‘judiciously’ and recommending that any changes should be informed by evaluations. Income management is a scheme
Date: 25/06/2015 - Collection: Publications - ID: library/prspub/3913934 - Source: FlagPost - Author: ARTHUR, Don
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Extending income management in Cape York [Publications]

November 29, 2013 Extending income management in Cape York By Luke Buckmaster Image: Coen (Wikimedia Commons) Legislation introduced into Parliament last week proposes to extend operation of income management in Cape York for a further two years until the end of 2015. This will be the third time income management
Date: 29/11/2013 - Collection: Publications - ID: library/prspub/2874964 - Source: FlagPost - Author: BUCKMASTER, Luke
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Asylum seekers and income management [Publications]

June 6, 2013 Asylum seekers and income management By Luke Buckmaster Image source: Australian Human Rights Commission The Shadow Immigration Minister, Scott Morrison, recently proposed that certain asylum seekers living in the community should be required to work on community projects in exchange for food and accommodation vouchers. The vouchers
Date: 06/06/2013 - Collection: Publications - ID: library/prspub/2503842 - Source: FlagPost - Author: BUCKMASTER, Luke
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New Place Based Income Management to commence 1 July [Publications]

JUNE 29, 2012 New Place Based Income Management to commence 1 July Image: Bankstown Railway Station (Wikimedia Commons) A new form of income management being introduced next week will extend welfare quarantining to selected disadvantaged areas across Australia, targeting people involved in child protection matters and deemed vulnerable to financial
Date: 29/06/2012 - Collection: Publications - ID: library/prspub/1758315 - Source: FlagPost - Author: BUCKMASTER, Luke
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Income management: some answers to key questions [Publications]

June 21, 2012 Income management: some answers to key questions Image: BasicsCard kiosk, (Centrelink) From 1 July 2012, income management will be extended to five new disadvantaged communities across Australia: Bankstown (New South Wales), Logan (Queensland), Rockhampton (Queensland), Playford (South Australia) and Greater Shepparton (Victoria). While the policy of income
Date: 21/06/2012 - Collection: Publications - ID: library/prspub/1736208 - Source: FlagPost - Author: BUCKMASTER, Luke
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Is income management working? [Publications]

May 2, 2012 Is income management working? Image: BasicsCard kiosk (Centrelink) Much of the debate surrounding income management of welfare payments has related to the question of evidence. That is, is there evidence to justify the policy? Alternatively, is there evidence of policy failure or harmful consequences arising from income
Date: 02/05/2012 - Collection: Publications - ID: library/prspub/1627206 - Source: FlagPost - Author: BUCKMASTER, Luke
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Income management and the Racial Discrimination Act [Publications]

MARCH 21, 2012 Income management and the Racial Discrimination Act Mick Gooda Image source: indigenous.gov.au In March 2011, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Mick Gooda, is reported to have said that it is likely that some time in the future a complaint under the
Date: 21/03/2012 - Collection: Publications - ID: library/prspub/1585354 - Source: FlagPost - Author: BUCKMASTER, Luke

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