- Date
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13 Mar 2013
- Chamber
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Senate
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Sponsor
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SIEWERT, Sen Rachel
- Summary
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Amends the:
Social Security Act 1991
to provide for: a $40 per week supplementary payment for single parents receiving Newstart payments; and the income test for single parents receiving Newstart to be the same as the income test for single parents receiving Parenting Payment; Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
to provide for payments under this Act; and Fair Work Act 2009
to provide for an enforceable right to request flexible working arrangements for people with caring responsibilities, including single parents.