Abolish the Cashless Debit Card (ECR129)

Summary of proposal

The proposal would abolish the Cashless Debit Card and mandatory Income Management from 1 July 2022.

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Abolish the Cashless Debit Card (ECR129)

Summary of proposal

The proposal would abolish the Cashless Debit Card and mandatory Income Management from 1 July 2022.

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Abolish the Cashless Debit Card (ECR129)

Summary of proposal

The proposal would abolish the Cashless Debit Card and mandatory Income Management from 1 July 2022.

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Abolish PaTH Internships (ECR114)

Summary of proposal

The proposal would abolish the Youth Jobs PaTH Internship Program from 1 July 2022.

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Abolish PaTH Internships (ECR114)

Summary of proposal

The proposal would abolish the Youth Jobs PaTH Internship Program from 1 July 2022.

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Abolish PaTH Internships (ECR114)

Summary of proposal

The proposal would abolish the Youth Jobs PaTH Internship Program from 1 July 2022.

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Increasing the Totally and Permanently Incapacitated Payment for Veterans (ECR109)

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the Department of Veteran Affairs (DVA) Disability Compensation Payment Special Rate (the Special Rate), also known as the totally and permanently incapacitated pension, by $1,000 per year.

The proposal is ongoing and would be in effect from 1 January 2023.

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Increasing the Totally and Permanently Incapacitated Payment for Veterans (ECR109)

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the Department of Veteran Affairs (DVA) Disability Compensation Payment Special Rate (the Special Rate), also known as the totally and permanently incapacitated pension, by $1,000 per year.

The proposal is ongoing and would be in effect from 1 January 2023.

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Increasing the Totally and Permanently Incapacitated Payment for Veterans (ECR109)

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the Department of Veteran Affairs (DVA) Disability Compensation Payment Special Rate (the Special Rate), also known as the totally and permanently incapacitated pension, by $1,000 per year.

The proposal is ongoing and would be in effect from 1 January 2023.

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Abolish punitive social security programs (ECR557)

Summary of proposal

The proposal would abolish the following compulsory income support measures from 1 July 2022:

  • Youth Jobs Prepare-Trial-Hire (PaTH) program
  • Work for the Dole
  • Community Development Program
  • Cashless Debit Card
  • All compulsory Income Management measures – Income support recipients would still be able to voluntarily access the income management program.
  • ParentsNext program.

A disaggregation of the financial implications of each measure being abolished was also requested.

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