Australia's transformation into a cashless society has left people like Morgan behind. Here's how they're coping
Australia's transformation into a cashless society has left people like Morgan behind. Here's how they're coping
How is Australia's increasingly cashless society affecting people experiencing homelessness? Experts say it has been a challenge for some rough sleepers.
Left behind because people aren’t carrying cash? They’re homeless, they’ve already been left behind. What an odd article. What I don’t understand is how people like this individual aren’t on Centrelink? Are we as fucked as America in so far as you need an address to get Centrelink?
You ever been on Centrelink? It's heaps fucked aye.
They cancel you all the time and fuck around with your livelyhood while you try waiting on the phone for hours to speak to someone, the 'jobseeker' program is a fleece to put money into the pockets of agencies who never actually help one bit, etc. It's a system designed to not support people long term, or at all really.
And that's with having stable accommodation, imagine how much harder it all is on top of that while being homeless.
Here's a bit of a read into it:
I am pretty sure ‘cashless society’ is an excuse to push us all towards subscription based services and then make our control over it limited, to cancel it you have to go through a million hoops instead of just not giving them the bucks (looking at clubs/gyms etc), I understand the benefits but both mode of payment(s) should always be acceptable (in case where a person-person transaction or direct payment is possible ofc)
I actually carry cash just for beggars and buskers these days.
Now that the coin operated parking meters are gone that's probably literally all I use it for.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
People who wanted to help but did not feel comfortable transferring money bought him supermarket gift cards to get around the cashless problem, he added.
Morgan said when COVID-19 hit, the government found a solution by placing rough sleepers into temporary accommodation and showed that, if it chose to, it could eradicate social issues like homelessness.
People who lack secure housing often need financial support — and cash can be a helpful part of that, University of Melbourne criminology professor Alison Young said.
In the United Kingdom, the Greater Change platform launches personalised campaigns for each client to help collect funds for the things they need.
However, one of Greater Change's founders, Jon Tan, said the platform was not intended to be a "solution" but instead a way to encourage people to help and raise awareness.
While Ms Colvin believes the move to a cashless society presents challenges for some rough sleepers, she said "cash donations were never a robust response to this social problem".
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