Cashless Welfare Card
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Cashless Welfare Card also known as the Cashless Debit Card is an Australian debit card, trialled by the Commonwealth Government from July 2008 onwards, which quarantines part of a person's income from certain welfare support payments. The card was announced on 9 May 2008, and introduced in remote Aboriginal communities by Labor Minister for Community Service Jenny Macklin, in an effort to curb welfare money being spent on alcohol, drugs, pornography, and gambling. This was achieved by quarantining a portion of welfare payments onto a debit card, from which only essential items such as food, medicine, and clothing can then be purchased.