Senate debates

Thursday, 1 August 2019

Bills

Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Cashless Welfare) Bill 2019; In Committee

9:36 am

Photo of Rachel SiewertRachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I also just want to clarify, in your sum-up, you made comments around the number of purchases that had been rejected from the card. My recollection is you said the number of rejected attempts to purchase alcohol and gambling amounted to $400,000. Are they failed attempts on the card? I'm sure you're aware there has been quite a lot of failed attempts to use the card, not just because people were buying alcohol and gambling but because the system wasn't working or whatever. Is that $400,000 purely around alcohol and gambling or does it also include failed attempts to use the card?

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