Division
The majority voted to agree with the main idea of the [bill](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r5696). In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill for a [second time](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html). This means that they can now discuss the bill in more detail. ### Main idea of the bill According to the bill's digest, if passed the bill will introduce *a new child care fee assistance payment, the Child Care Subsidy (CCS), replacing two current payments: [Child Care Benefit](https://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/child-care-benefit) (CCB) and [Child Care Rebate](https://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/child-care-rebate) (CCR).* It will also introduce a new supplementary payment, called the Additional Child Care Subsidy (ACCS), which will: > *additional financial assistance for children at risk of abuse or neglect, families experiencing temporary financial hardship, families transitioning to work from income support, grandparent carers on income support, and low income families in certain circumstances. The ACCS partly replaces a number of current payments including Special Child Care Benefit, Grandparent Child Care Benefit and the Jobs, Education and Training Child Care Fee Assistance payment.*
House of Representatives, 2017-03-22. affirmative: ayes 76, noes 71.
Question
The majority voted to agree with the main idea of the [bill](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/r5696). In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bill for a [second time](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html). This means that they can now discuss the bill in more detail. ### Main idea of the bill According to the bill's digest, if passed the bill will introduce *a new child care fee assistance payment, the Child Care Subsidy (CCS), replacing two current payments: [Child Care Benefit](https://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/child-care-benefit) (CCB) and [Child Care Rebate](https://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/child-care-rebate) (CCR).* It will also introduce a new supplementary payment, called the Additional Child Care Subsidy (ACCS), which will: > *additional financial assistance for children at risk of abuse or neglect, families experiencing temporary financial hardship, families transitioning to work from income support, grandparent carers on income support, and low income families in certain circumstances. The ACCS partly replaces a number of current payments including Special Child Care Benefit, Grandparent Child Care Benefit and the Jobs, Education and Training Child Care Fee Assistance payment.*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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