Late last night the Senate voted to scrap the Cashless Debit Card.
This is long overdue news for the more than 12,000 people who will no longer be subjected to the discriminatory CDC.
They’ll now be able to buy clothes for their kids at second hand stores; pay cash for fruit and veg at the markets and buy goods online rather than having most of their income quarantined on a debit card.
But across Australia, more than 20,000 people are still trapped on compulsory income management, which we know is harmful and doesn’t work.
The government voted against Senator Janet Rice amendment to abolish all forms of compulsory income management. But the fight isn’t over.
The Greens will continue to advocate for a fairer social security system, and to end all forms of compulsory income management that only serve to punish people in poverty. ✊
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