Bill
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Payments for Carers) Bill 2018
passed, as at 2018-06-29. Social Services portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Social Services
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2018-03-28
- second reading — 2018-03-28
- second reading — 2018-06-20
- second reading — 2018-06-21
- second reading — 2018-06-21
- third reading — 2018-06-21
- introduced — 2018-06-25
- second reading — 2018-06-25
- second reading — 2018-06-28
- second reading — 2018-06-28
- third reading — 2018-06-28
- passed — 2018-06-28
- royal assent — 2018-06-29
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 2018-03-28.
The bill would add an income test to the Carer Allowance payment and the associated health care card.
A family income threshold of $250,000 per year would determine eligibility for these payments, with those earning less continuing to qualify.
Savings from the test would fund a new Integrated Carer Support Service from September and October 2018.
- Introduces an income test for Carer Allowance and its health care card.
- Sets a family income limit of $250,000 per year for eligibility.
- Directs projected savings to a new carer support service.
Carers who receive Carer Allowance or hold the Carer Allowance (child) Health Care Card.
Sources
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