House debates Questions without Notice

Emissions Trading Scheme

Monday, 17 August 2009 House of Representatives

Jenny Macklin

Jenny Macklin Jagajaga, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

2:54 pm

I hear the member for Mackellar commenting, but she can wait until I get to what the opposition’s views are. Low-income families will also receive compensation to fully meet the expected overall cost-of-living increase. Family tax benefits will be increased, generally by 2.8 per cent over two years, an increase of up to $175 a child on the maximum rate. The low-income tax offset will increase by $430 over two years. So, in specific terms, a single-income family, on average wages—around $60,000 a year—with two children under 12, will receive $861 over two years in extra assistance.

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