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Social Services Legislation Amendment (Ending the Poverty Trap) Bill 2018

Type	Private
Originating house	Senate
Status	Not Proceeding
Sponsor	SIEWERT, Sen Rachel

Summary

Amends the: Social Security Act 1991 to: increase the maximum single rates of newstart allowance, youth allowance (away from home rates only), austudy, sickness allowance, special benefit, widow allowance and crisis payment by $150 a fortnight; standardise the indexation arrangements for certain pensions and allowances; and make amendments contingent on the commencement of the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Act 2018; and Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 to provide that these payments are made from monies appropriated by the Parliament.

Progress of bill

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

Senate
Introduced and read a first time	10/09/18
Second reading moved	10/09/18
Second reading debate	18/10/18
Lapsed at end of Parliament	01/07/19
Restored to Notice Paper	04/07/19
Second reading moved	22/07/19
Second reading debate	22/07/19
Discharged from Notice Paper	17/06/20