Published: December 06, 2020
Exclusive: findings comes as Coalition faces internal dissent over a bill to make the controversial welfare policy permanent at four trial sites
Researchers say there is “little consensus” the cashless debit card is fulfilling its intended aims of reducing drug and alcohol abuse in one of the trial sites, according to unpublished findings of an evaluation commissioned by the federal government.
Guardian Australia can reveal the University of Adelaide team also found “only a minority” of those interviewed in the Western Australia’s Goldfields who back the card actually want it to continue in its current form, with most preferring a more “targeted” approach.
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