Bill
Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 2) Bill 2014
lapsed, as at 2014-10-28. Social Services portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Social Services
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2014-06-18
- second reading — 2014-06-18
- second reading — 2014-06-24
- second reading — 2014-06-24
- committee — 2014-06-24
- third reading — 2014-06-24
- introduced — 2014-06-26
- second reading — 2014-06-26
- second reading — 2014-09-30
- second reading — 2014-10-01
- other — 2014-10-28
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2014-06-18.
This bill would change multiple social security and family payment rules as part of the 2014 Budget.
It would pause indexation of certain payment limits, reset deeming thresholds, and limit overseas portability for disability support pension.
From 1 July 2025, the qualifying age for age pension would increase to 70 years, rising by six months every two years.
- Pause indexation of income free areas and asset limits for student payments for three years from January 2015.
- Pause indexation of income and asset test free areas for most pensioners for three years from July 2017.
- Index all pensions only to the Consumer Price Index from 20 September 2017.
- Reset deeming thresholds to $30,000 for singles, $50,000 for couples, and $25,000 for couple members from 20 September 2017.
- Limit disability support pension overseas portability to 28 days per 12 months from 1 January 2015.
- Increase age pension qualifying age to 70 years from 1 July 2025.
Recipients of social security payments, family payments, and veterans' entitlements, including students, pensioners, and families.
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