Summary

Amends: the

and to extend permanently the income test exemption for the Western Australian Country Age Pension Fuel Card and the Cost of Living Rebate Scheme; seven Acts to reduce from 13 to 6 weeks the length of time individuals can spend overseas while continuing to receive certain income support payments and family payments; the , , and to remove eligibility for family tax benefit (FTB) Part A for people over 18 years of age unless they are in full-time secondary study; the to provide that the rate of FTB Part A for a child is not restricted to the base child rate due to privately collecting less than the full child support entitlement; the and to allow a person’s percentage of care for child support and FTB purposes to be based on the actual care of the child immediately in special circumstances; the and to clarify the eligibility of a group of low-income families to the clean energy low income supplement; and the , , and to make technical amendments.