Senate debates Bills
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017; In Committee
Michaelia Cash WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Jobs and Innovation
5:49 pm
I understand that most bereavement allowance recipients receive payment for 14 weeks at the high pension rate. Without this amendment, the total amount of jobseeker payments over the 14 weeks, including the lump-sum payment, is estimated at around $1,300 less for bereavement allowance paid for the same period; and, for youth allowance, the difference is estimated at around $2,200. This is now rectified with this amendment put forward by One Nation.
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