Division Description Changes — Bills — Social Security Legislation Amendment (Debit Card Trial) Bill 2015; Second Reading — 14th Oct 2015

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senate vote 2015-10-14#1 Edited by notasenator on 2016-07-09 17:47:14	Title Description ~~<p class='motion-notice motion-notice-truncated'>Long debate text truncated.</p>~~ The majority voted to read the bill a second time in the Senate. This means that the majority of members accepted the main idea of the bill, so it will be considered further. ### What does this bill do? People receiving working-age welfare payments in certain areas would have 80% of their payments placed onto a debit card and 20% of their payments paid in cash. The debit card would not allow cash withdrawal or spending on gambling or alcohol. For more details, see [this article](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-05/cashless-welfare-card-to-be-trialled-in-south-australian-region/6672968) from the ABC.

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~~<p class='motion-notice motion-notice-truncated'>Long debate text truncated.</p>~~
The majority voted to read the bill a second time in the Senate.
This means that the majority of members accepted the main idea of the bill, so it will be considered further.
### What does this bill do?
People receiving working-age welfare payments in certain areas would have 80% of their payments placed onto a debit card and 20% of their payments paid in cash. The debit card would not allow cash withdrawal or spending on gambling or alcohol.
For more details, see [this article](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-05/cashless-welfare-card-to-be-trialled-in-south-australian-region/6672968) from the ABC.