Recent history: For putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on an ongoing basis

Removed division Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management Reform) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Cashless Debit Card program. Policy vote was No.

mackay staff over 1 year ago

Added division Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management Reform) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Cashless Debit Card program. Policy vote set to No.

mackay staff over 1 year ago

Added division Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Repeal of Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures) Bill 2022 - in Committee - Agree with the bill as amended. Policy vote set to No (strong).

mackay staff about 2 years ago

Added division Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Repeal of Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea. Policy vote set to No (strong).

mackay staff about 2 years ago

Added division Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Repeal of Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures) Bill 2022 - Third Reading - Pass the bill. Policy vote set to No (strong).

mackay staff about 2 years ago

Added division Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Repeal of Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures) Bill 2022 - Consideration of Senate Message - Agree and pass the bill. Policy vote set to No (strong).

mackay staff about 2 years ago

Added division Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Repeal of Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures) Bill 2022 - Third Reading - Pass the bill. Policy vote set to No (strong).

mackay staff over 2 years ago

Added division Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Repeal of Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures) Bill 2022 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea. Policy vote set to No (strong).

mackay staff over 2 years ago

Description changed from “the federal government should extend the Cashless Debit Card (or Indue) program on an ongoing basis, meaning that they should continue to put a large proportion of a person's welfare payment onto a debit card that cannot be used for alcohol or gambling and cannot be used to make cash withdrawals (see the policy "For putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial" for votes on extending the program indefinitely)” to “the federal government should extend the Cashless Debit Card (or Indue) program on an ongoing basis, meaning that they should continue to put a large proportion of a person's welfare payment onto a debit card that cannot be used for alcohol or gambling and cannot be used to make cash withdrawals (see the policy "For putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial" for votes on the program's trial period)”.

mackay staff about 3 years ago

Changed status to not draft.

mackay staff about 3 years ago

Description changed from “the federal government should extend the Cashless Debit Card (or Indue) program on an ongoing basis, meaning that they should continue to put a large proportion of a person's welfare payment onto a debit card that cannot be used for alcohol or gambling and cannot be used to make cash withdrawals” to “the federal government should extend the Cashless Debit Card (or Indue) program on an ongoing basis, meaning that they should continue to put a large proportion of a person's welfare payment onto a debit card that cannot be used for alcohol or gambling and cannot be used to make cash withdrawals (see the policy "For putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on a temporary basis as a trial" for votes on extending the program indefinitely)”.

mackay staff about 3 years ago

Added division Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Continuation of Cashless Welfare) Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea. Policy vote set to Yes (strong).

mackay staff about 3 years ago

Added division Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Continuation of Cashless Welfare) Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Withdraw the bill. Policy vote set to No.

mackay staff about 3 years ago

Added division Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Continuation of Cashless Welfare) Bill 2020 - Third Reading - Pass the bill. Policy vote set to Yes (strong).

mackay staff about 3 years ago

Added division Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Continuation of Cashless Welfare) Bill 2020 - in Committee - Keep items unchanged. Policy vote set to Yes.

mackay staff about 3 years ago

Added division Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Continuation of Cashless Welfare) Bill 2020 - Third Reading - Pass the bill. Policy vote set to Yes (strong).

mackay staff about 3 years ago

Added division Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Continuation of Cashless Welfare) Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Agree with bill's main idea. Policy vote set to Yes (strong).

mackay staff about 3 years ago

Created policy “putting welfare payments onto cashless debit cards (or indue cards) on an ongoing basis” with description “the federal government should extend the Cashless Debit Card (or Indue) program on an ongoing basis, meaning that they should continue to put a large proportion of a person's welfare payment onto a debit card that cannot be used for alcohol or gambling and cannot be used to make cash withdrawals”.

mackay staff about 3 years ago