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The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
Presented and read a first time
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Safety Net) Bill 2023
No. , 2023
(Social Services)
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................ 1
2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 1
3............ Schedules............................................................................................ 2
Schedule 1—Additional support for single parents 3
Social Security Act 1991 3
Schedule 2—Increase to working age payments 4
Part 1—Main amendments 4
Division 1—Disability support pension (under 21) 4
Social Security Act 1991 4
Division 2—Youth allowance 8
Social Security Act 1991 8
Division 3—Austudy payment 9
Social Security Act 1991 9
Division 4—Jobseeker payment 10
Social Security Act 1991 10
Division 5—Parenting payment (partnered) 12
Social Security Act 1991 12
Division 6—Application of amendments 13
Part 2—Other amendments 14
Social Security Act 1991 14
Schedule 3—Increased support for Commonwealth rent assistance recipients 16
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 16
Social Security Act 1991 19
Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 31
A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to social security, family assistance and veterans’ entitlements, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act is the Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Safety Net) Act 2023 .
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.
(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.