The cashless debit card and rights of persons with disabilities

Shelley Bielefeld; Fleur Beaupert

doi:10.1177/1037969X19831768

The cashless debit card and rights of persons with disabilities

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The Cashless Debit Card (CDC) was triggered by a recommendation in the 2014 Forrest Review, ostensibly to address substance abuse and gambling issues. The CDC applies to a broad range of social security payments, defined as ‘trigger’ payments, including a Disability Support Pension (DSP). This article contends that people with disabilities are likely to encounter a range of specific issues with the CDC, and that the scheme squares poorly with Australia’s international human rights obligations to persons with disabilities. We argue that the CDC has pernicious effects in terms of deprivation of autonomy, subjection to stigma and denial of dignity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	114-120
Number of pages	7
Journal	Alternative Law Journal
Volume	44
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1037969X19831768
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2019
Externally published	Yes

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