7028- Revised

2010-2011

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

THE SENATE

Social Security Amendment (Income Support for Regional Students) Bill 2010

(Amendment to be moved by Senator Hanson-Young on behalf of the Australian Greens in committee of the whole)

(1)     Schedule 1, page 3 (before line 4), before item 1, insert:

1A  After subsection 1067A(10D)

Insert:

     (10DA)  A person is entitled to the full rate of youth allowance if:

                     (a)  the person is required to move away from the family home in order to undertake a course at a higher education institution; and

                     (b)  the time required for the person to travel between the family home and the higher education institution would exceed 90 minutes; and

                     (c)  the person’s combined family income is less than $150,000.

[geographical disadvantage test]