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senate vote 2016-03-16#4
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Motions — Income Management- Motions - Income Management - End income management
Description
<p class="speaker">Rachel Siewert</p><p>I move:</p><p class="italic">That the Senate—</p>- The majority voted against a [motion](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2016-03-16.149.1) that called for [income management](https://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/enablers/about-income-management) to end.
- The vote relates to the policy "[For the Intervention in the Northern Territory](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/policies/36)".
- ### Motion text
- > *That the Senate—*
- > *(a) notes that:*
- >> *(i) compulsory income management failed to meet policy objectives as assessed by the final evaluation of the [Northern Territory Intervention](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Territory_National_Emergency_Response),*
- >> *(ii) the cashless welfare card is a harsher form of income management, and*
- >> *(iii) the evidence suggests that the cashless welfare card will not help people struggling with substance abuse, and may hurt many people on income support; and*
- > *(b) calls on the Government to:*
- >> *(i) abandon income management,*
- >> *(ii) halt the unnecessary cashless welfare card trial in [Ceduna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceduna,_South_Australia), and*
- >> *(iii) adopt evidence based policy that will genuinely support individuals and communities struggling with substance abuse.*
<p class="italic">(a) notes that:</p><p class="italic">(i) compulsory income management failed to meet policy objectives as assessed by the final evaluation of the Northern Territory Intervention,</p><p class="italic">(ii) the cashless welfare card is a harsher form of income management, and</p><p class="italic">(iii) the evidence suggests That the cashless welfare card will not help people struggling with substance abuse, and may hurt many people on income support; and</p><p class="italic">(b) calls on the Government to:</p><p class="italic">(i) abandon income management,</p><p class="italic">(ii) halt the unnecessary cashless welfare card trial in Ceduna, and</p><p class="italic">(iii) adopt evidence based policy that will genuinely support individuals and communities struggling with substance abuse.</p> <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p><p>I seek leave to make a short statement.</p> <p class="speaker">Stephen Parry</p><p>Leave is granted for one minute.</p> <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p><p>The government will not be supporting this motion. I am pleased to advise that yesterday saw the first cashless welfare debit cards issued as part of a trial in Ceduna aimed at reducing welfare fuelled alcohol, drug and gambling abuse. The government has worked closely with the Ceduna community on the co-design of the cashless debit card trial over the last 12 months, which provides a Visa cashless debit card to all working-age income support recipients, along with additional drug and alcohol and other support services. Over $1 million of additional services have been put in place in preparation for this trial. This includes additional drug and alcohol services, a 24/7 mobile outreach service and financial counselling.</p> <p class="speaker">Stephen Parry</p><p>The question is that the motion moved by Senator Siewert be agreed to.</p>
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