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Social Services Legislation Amendment (Better Targeting Student Payments) Bill 2019

Type
Government
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Before Reps
Portfolio
Social Services

Summary

Amends the: Social Security Act 1991 to: restrict access to the relocation scholarship to students relocating within Australia and students studying in Australia; align pensioner education supplement fortnightly rates with the amount of study undertaken by eligible students; and provide that payments of the pensioner education supplement cease during semester breaks and holiday periods; and Social Security Act 1991 and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986 to align education entry payment rates with the amount of study undertaken by eligible students.

Progress of bill

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House of Representatives
Introduced and read a first time 11/09/19  
Second reading moved 11/09/19  
     

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Text of bill

  • First reading

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Explanatory memoranda

  • Explanatory memorandum

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Second reading speeches


Proposed amendments

No proposed amendments have been circulated.

Schedules of amendments

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Notes