Description

Reality Bytes podcast host Desley Casey interviews Ms Kathryn Wilkes on the Australian Federal Government's income management scheme and the Cashless Debit Card which is implemented in 4 trial sites in Australia.

Kathryn is one of the founding members of the No Cashless Debit Card Australia group , She is a single DSP recipient and raised her daughter as a single mum.

This podcast is in 2 parts.  Part A (approximately 1 hour 8 minutes) and Part B (approximately 46 minutes) due to the wealth of knowledge and expertise that Kathryn has in regards to the Cashless Debit Card.

Part A includes:

• What the Cashless Debit Card is.
• The impacts of this card to on the every day lives of Centrelink Recipients who have been forced onto this Cashless Debit Card because they reside in the 4 trial sites areas.
• The impact to the local economies in these trial sites.
• And, so much more.

For more information check out the resources section: SN7 at https://www.facebook.com/groups/SN7Resources

To discuss the issues with a broad range of FB group users go to:  No Cashless Debit Card Australia at https://www.facebook.com/notowelfarecard