House debates Bills

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Family Assistance Alignment and Other Measures) Bill 2016; Second Reading

Monday, 21 November 2016 House of Representatives

Christian Porter

Christian Porter Pearce, Liberal Party, Minister for Social Services

4:32 pm

'Misleading the parliament' is the accusation being levelled. You misled 24 million Australians by saying that you would oppose changes to the assets test on the pension when you, unfortunately, ended up supporting those, as you did with the removal of the schoolkids bonus and have done, at least in part, with the removal of some of the family tax benefit end-of-year supplement. So I thank the member opposite for her observations.

Finally, the measure ensures that the aim is to align parental means testing arrangements for youth allowance more closely with those of family tax benefit part A. With that, I commend the bill to the House.

Question agreed to.

Bill read a second time.

Message from the Governor-General recommending appropriation announced.

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