If the beneficiary refuses to be tested their benefit will be suspended. If they test positive they will be moved onto income management which means only 20% of their benefit is paid in cash. A second positive test will see a referral for medical assessment (at which stage many will probably shift onto some sort of disability benefit I expect.)
But it's hard to argue with the sentiment behind this move.
...substance abuse is "not consistent with community expectations about receiving taxpayer-funded welfare payments"
And let's not forget that many of these people who effectively render themselves unemployable are also parents.
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