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Household Stimulus Package Bill 2009

Type	Government
Originating house	House of Representatives
Status	Not Proceeding
Portfolio	Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

Summary

Part of a package of six bills to give effect to the Government’s Nation Building and Jobs Plan, the bill amends the: Social Security Act 1991 and Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 to provide for the payment of a one-off $950 bonus to: eligible students returning to study or training in 2009 and certain other income support recipients; and farmers and farm-related small business owners receiving exceptional circumstances related income support payments; Social Security Act 1991 to: reduce the qualification period for the education entry payment from 12 months to four weeks of continuous receipt of income support payments; and provide for an education entry payment supplement of $950 to those eligible for the education entry payment; A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 and A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 to: provide for the payment of a one-off $950 per child bonus to families eligible for family tax benefit (FTB) Part A and certain children who receive a carer payment or disability support pension; and provide for a single income family bonus payment of $950 for families entitled to the FTB Part B. Also: enables the establishment of administrative schemes to provide bonus payments in circumstances where the statutory regime does not produce an appropriate result; and makes further consequential amendments to four other Acts.

Progress of bill

For committee reference information, please see the Notes section at the end of this page.

House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time	04/02/09
Second reading moved	04/02/09
Second reading debate	04/02/09 (after midnight)
Second reading agreed to	04/02/09 (after midnight)
Third reading agreed to	04/02/09 (after midnight)

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	05/02/09
Second reading moved	05/02/09
Second reading debate	05/02/09
Second reading debate	10/02/09
Second reading agreed to	11/02/09
Committee of the Whole debate	11/02/09
Committee of the Whole debate	12/02/09	Amendment details: 6 Government agreed to
Third reading negatived	12/02/09