Crime increased in areas trialling cashless debit card programs, federal government says
The abolition of the cashless debit card would not affect the basics card, a separate income management tool used by thousands of welfare recipients in the NT. The social services minister, Amanda Rishworth, has flagged further discussion later this year on other forms of income management.
Beverly Walley, a Noongar Ballardong woman, told a hearing on Monday of the impact in the east Kimberley region.“There has always been youth crime. There had always been parents drinking, drugs and gambling prior to the cashless card being enforced in 2015-16. Having said that, there is no change. Everything is still the same.”
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