Miranda Live: Cashless welfare improves lives says Christian Porter
NEWLY appointed Attorney-General Christian Porter has spoken of his pride in increasing the rate of cashless welfare as he leaves the Social Services portfolio.
NEWLY appointed Attorney-General Christian Porter has spoken of his pride in increasing the rate of cashless welfare as he leaves the Social Services portfolio.
Porter, who replaced George Brandis after Malcolm Turnbull’s cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday, told The Daily Telegraph’s Miranda Live the trial of the controversial program was a huge success.
“Two trials — Ceduna and the East Kimberley,” he told Miranda Devine.
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“They were independently evaluated, and people in the evaluation noted they were drinking less — up to 40 per cent less — spending less money on gambling at the pokies and taking less drugs.”
The scheme has further benefits, he claimed.
“The flip side of that is more money on fresh food. We went into the communities and people described the way they noted people were healthier. Kids were wearing new clothes.
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“If you can actually engage in practical policies, like cashless welfare cards, you can improve peoples’ lives on the ground. The beauty of the cashless welfare card is it’s so simple. Twenty per cent of your welfare card is available in cash, you can spend that as you wish. The rest of it is quarantined so you can’t spend it on certain things. The results are fantastic.”
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