Andrew Forrest and the dole
I hear on news this morning that Andrew Forrest wants all recipients of the dole to be income managed.
"ABOUT 2.5 million welfare recipients on “working-age payments”, including disability support pensioners and carers, would be forced into a cashless world where 100 per cent of their payments were income managed and they were banned from purchasing “prohibited” goods.
The radical proposal is contained in mining magnate Andrew Forrest’s blueprint for indigenous welfare and employment, which he has delivered to the Abbott government.
Under Mr Forrest’s plan, all welfare recipients, including non-indigenous Australians — BUT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AGED PENSIONS AND VETERANS — would be forced into income management with no discretionary spending.
Mr Forrest also wants all families receiving family tax benefits to have access to the money directly linked to school attendance of their children.
The ideas go beyond Mr Forrest’s immediate brief, but he argues in the report that it is necessary to create a welfare system that is non-discriminatory and deals with all welfare disadvantage equally.
It is understood the report will be released soon. Mr Forrest has briefed senior state and federal officials in several states. He has briefed a meeting of the Prime Minister’s indigenous council."
I am in no doubt as to how the general public will feel about this!
Great idea but he should have also included the Politician's perks to be forced into income management with no discretionary spending.