Recent history: For making the cashless debit card program voluntary and not mandatory

Added division Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management Reform) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Against compulsory income management. Policy vote set to Yes.

mackay staff over 1 year ago

Changed vote from Yes to Yes (strong) on division Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Cashless Welfare) Bill 2019 - in Committee - Make voluntary.

mackay staff almost 3 years ago

Description changed from “the federal government should make voluntary the cashless debit card program (that is, stop it from being mandatory or compulsory), which is a program where welfare payments are put onto controlled debit cards (also known as Indue cards) for restricted use” to “the federal government should make the cashless debit card program (a program where welfare payments are put onto controlled debit cards, also known as Indue cards, for restricted use) voluntary so that people are not forced to participate in it”.

mackay staff about 3 years ago

Name changed from “a voluntary cashless debit card program” to “making the cashless debit card program voluntary and not mandatory”.

Description changed from “the federal government should make voluntary the cashless debit card program, which is a program where welfare payments are put onto controlled debit cards (also known as Indue cards) for restricted use” to “the federal government should make voluntary the cashless debit card program (that is, stop it from being mandatory or compulsory), which is a program where welfare payments are put onto controlled debit cards (also known as Indue cards) for restricted use”.

mackay staff about 3 years ago

Name changed from “making the cashless debit card program voluntary” to “a voluntary cashless debit card program”.

Description changed from “the federal government should make the cashless debit card program - which is a program where welfare payments are put onto controlled debit cards that are restricted in use - is voluntary” to “the federal government should make voluntary the cashless debit card program, which is a program where welfare payments are put onto controlled debit cards (also known as Indue cards) for restricted use”.

mackay staff about 3 years ago

Changed status to not draft.

mackay staff over 5 years ago

Description changed from “the federal government should ensure that the cashless debit program - whereby welfare payments are put onto debit cards that are restricted in use - is voluntary” to “the federal government should make the cashless debit card program - which is a program where welfare payments are put onto controlled debit cards that are restricted in use - is voluntary”.

mackay staff over 5 years ago

Changed vote from Yes (strong) to Yes on division Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Cashless Welfare) Bill 2019 - in Committee - Make voluntary.

mackay staff over 5 years ago

Added division Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Cashless Welfare) Bill 2019 - in Committee - Make voluntary. Policy vote set to Yes (strong).

mackay staff over 5 years ago

Added division Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Cashless Welfare) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Stop being compulsory. Policy vote set to Yes.

mackay staff over 5 years ago

Added division Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Cashless Welfare) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Make voluntary. Policy vote set to Yes.

mackay staff over 5 years ago

Created policy “making the cashless debit card program voluntary” with description “the federal government should ensure that the cashless debit program - whereby welfare payments are put onto debit cards that are restricted in use - is voluntary”.

mackay staff over 5 years ago