Bill
Farm Household Support Amendment Bill 2018
passed, as at 2018-06-29. Agriculture and Water Resources portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Agriculture and Water Resources
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2018-06-20
- second reading — 2018-06-20
- second reading — 2018-06-26
- second reading — 2018-06-27
- second reading — 2018-06-27
- third reading — 2018-06-27
- introduced — 2018-06-27
- second reading — 2018-06-27
- 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 2018-06-20.
The bill would increase the maximum time a farmer can receive the Farm Household Allowance from three years to four years.
It changes the Farm Household Support Act 2014 to add an extra year of income support, case management and training funding for eligible farmers and their partners.
Recipients who have already used their three years of allowance would be able to apply for a fourth year of support.
- Extends the Farm Household Allowance program from 1,095 days to 1,460 days per person.
- Allows people who have already received three years of the allowance to access an additional year.
- Provides an extra twelve months for recipients to use the Activity Supplement, which can be up to $4,000.
Qualifying farmers and their partners who receive the Farm Household Allowance.
Sources
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