- Date
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29 May 2024
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Act
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Portfolio
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Social Services
- Summary
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Amends the:
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999
, Social Security Act 1991
and Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986
to increase the maximum rates of Commonwealth rent assistance by 10 per cent; Social Security Act 1991
to increase jobseeker payment for certain recipients who have an assessed partial capacity to work due to physical, intellectual or psychiatric impairment; and Social Security Act 1991
and Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
to expand the circumstances in which a carer may temporarily cease providing care without losing eligibility for the carer payment.