Bill
Social Services Legislation Amendment (14-month Regional Independence Criteria) Bill 2018
passed, as at 2018-03-28. Social Services portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Social Services
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2018-02-15
- second reading — 2018-02-15
- second reading — 2018-02-28
- second reading — 2018-02-28
- third reading — 2018-02-28
- introduced — 2018-03-19
- second reading — 2018-03-19
- second reading — 2018-03-22
- second reading — 2018-03-22
- third reading — 2018-03-22
- passed — 2018-03-22
- royal assent — 2018-03-28
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 2018-02-15.
This bill makes the 14-month regional work requirement for Youth Allowance students apply to all applicants and current recipients.
It removes an inconsistency where existing recipients used an 18-month period while new claimants from 1 January 2018 used 14 months.
The change starts the day after the bill becomes law and protects people already granted independence under the 18-month rule.
- Ensure the 14-month regional workforce independence criteria apply to both new claimants and existing Youth Allowance recipients.
- Rectify the inconsistency created by a previous amendment that gave different time periods to different groups.
- Save the independence status of people already assessed under the 18-month period.
Youth Allowance student applicants and existing recipients who rely on regional workforce independence criteria.
Sources
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