Appendix 1Select working age payments: Impact on rates of Schedule 2 of the bill
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1–2 | Disability Support Pension paid to persons under 21 living at home, aged 18–20 under 21, independent or partnered | $389.40 $562.80 | $429.40 $602.80 |
3–5 | Youth Allowance away from home single with dependent child | $562.80 $720.40 | $602.80 $760.40 |
6–7 | Austudy single single with dependent child | $562.80 $720.40 | $602.80 $760.40 |
8 | JobSeeker Payment single single principal carer of dependent child partnered single, aged 60+ after 9 continuous months on payment (qualifying age to change to 55 from September 2023 if Schedule 2 becomes law) | $693.10 $745.20 $631.20 $745.20 | $733.10 $785.20 $671.20 $785.20 |
9 | Parenting Payment (Partnered) | $631.20 | $671.20 |
- | Parenting Payment (Single) | $922.10 | N/A |
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Source of rates data: Don Arthur, Michael Klapdor and Matthew Thomas, Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Safety Net) Bill 2023, Bills Digest No. 88, 2022-23, Parliamentary Library, Canberra, 2023, p. 16–17. Note that payment rates are subject to regular indexation, next due on 20 September 2023 for JobSeeker Payment and Parenting Payment and on 1 January 2024 for other payments listed here (EM, p. 4).