Federal Nationals MPs are urging their party to back an Australia-wide rollout of cashless debit cards for welfare recipients under 35 and an inquiry into the adequacy of welfare payments.

The Nationals' Federal Council will hold its annual meeting on the weekend to consider a number of policy positions. While the 21-member federal party room has stopped short of calling for an increase to Newstart, it is sponsoring two significant motions on welfare reform for the party's broader approval.

Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack and his Nationals colleagues want to see Prime Minister Scott Morrison's government roll out the cashless welfare card. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen

One motion asks The Nationals' governing body to call on the Morrison government to expand the cashless debit card nationally for under-35s who receive the dole and parenting payments "to reduce social harm caused by welfare-fuelled alcohol and drug abuse".

The second motion calls on it to support an inquiry into the welfare system "to determine whether it is adequate to support disadvantaged Australians and meet their basic needs and social responsibilities".