- Date
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29 May 2013
- Chamber
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House of Representatives
- Status
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Not Proceeding
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Portfolio
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Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
- Summary
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Amends the
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
and Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
to establish the Housing Payment Deduction Scheme to provide for rent and household utilities to be compulsorily deducted from specified welfare payments to public housing tenants who are in significant rental arrears that could lead to eviction or housing abandonment.