Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I, and also on behalf of Senator Steele-John, move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that Disability Support Pension and Carer Payment recipients did not receive the coronavirus supplement;

(b) acknowledges that people receiving the Disability Support Pension and Carer Payment receive up to $255.10 a fortnight less than someone on JobSeeker Payment with the coronavirus supplement;

(c) acknowledges that people on the Disability Support Pension and Carer Payment are also facing additional costs due to coronavirus that are not adequately met by the $750 economic stimulus payments; and

(d) calls on the Government to provide a top-up payment to Disability Support Pension and Carer Payment recipients so that these payments are equal to the new rate of JobSeeker Payment.