Bendigo Advertiser Letters to the Editor: Cashless debit cards, world harmony week, cyclists

February 8 2019 - 3:00am
Card helped: 48 per cent of those who gambled before the cashless debit card trial trial reported gambling less often
Card helped: 48 per cent of those who gambled before the cashless debit card trial trial reported gambling less often

‘Considerable positive impact’ from cashless debit card use

The Comment article "We must not allow this social apartheid" (by Zoe Wundenberg, February 5, 2019) says the cashless debit card roll out in Bundaberg-Hervey Bay includes people on disability support. In the Bundaberg and Hervey Bay region, the cashless debit card applies to people aged 35 years and under who receive Newstart Allowance, Youth Allowance (Job seeker), Parenting Payment (Single) or Parenting Payment (Partnered). It does not apply to people on disability support.

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