House debates Questions without Notice

Family Payments

Wednesday, 11 November 2015 House of Representatives

Jenny Macklin

Jenny Macklin Jagajaga, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Families and Payments

2:56 pm

My question is to the Minister for Social Services. I refer to an email to the minister from a woman called Michelle from Foresters Beach. Michelle writes: 'I work full-time and I am a single parent of a 10-year-old and a 17-year-old. Your cuts will hit families like mine, and it's offensive to hear you selling the families package by demeaning recipients of these tax benefits as being unwilling to work.' Why does the minister think it is fair to take thousands of dollars from the pockets of hardworking families like Michelle's?

Mrs McNamara interjecting—

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