Anne Ruston (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Families and Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Senator Siewert, for your follow-up question. Clearly you haven't been listening to what we have been saying in this place, what Senator Cormann said in response to many of the questions that he has been asked this week. The most important thing that we can do is get the economy back open again so that we can get people back into work. The other thing, Senator Siewert, that you failed to recognise in your original question when you referred to the $40 a day is the myriad of other supports and payments that are particularly targeted to people. For instance, anybody who has got children obviously is eligible to receive the full amount of the family tax benefit part A and part B. Those people that you refer to who are in rental accommodation are obviously eligible to be in receipt of Commonwealth rental assistance. And there are a myriad of other payments that are made available to make sure that our welfare system targets the specific needs of individuals who require the support of the federal government.