Mark Arbib (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Social Housing and Homelessness) Share this | Hansard source

I have gone through the support that will be provided to community organisations, not-for-profits and charities, but also there will be a great deal of assistance provided to Australian families and to pensioners. When the carbon price starts in July next year we will be providing assistance to nine out of 10 Australian households, assistance that is permanent and will increase over time. Almost six million households, or two out of three, will get assistance. This is funding that will be ongoing and in two out of three cases will meet or exceed the expected average price impact. Families on low incomes and pensioners will get the most assistance because we know that they have less room to move in their weekly budgets. The assistance has no strings attached, so if families can make some small changes around the house and reduce their energy consumption then they can keep the money. (Time expired)