The Australian Greens have criticised the Coalition’s decision to make the cashless welfare card available to everyone on income management in the country’s Northern Territory. Today, Paul Fletcher, the family and social services minister revealed that 22,500 people who are currently on income management will start using the cashless debit card instead of the BasicsCard from January 2020. The BasicsCard, which is currently available, allows the recipients to use 50% of the received welfare at certain stores only. In comparison, the new cashless debit card will allow 80% of the…
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