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senate vote 2021-03-18#24 Edited by mackay staff on 2021-03-26 13:20:47	Title Bills — Social Services Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Income Support) Bill 2021; Second Reading Social Services Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Income Support) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Greens amendments (raise youth allowance etc) Description ~~<p class='motion-notice motion-notice-truncated'>Long debate text truncated.</p>~~ The majority voted against [amendments](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2021-03-18.92.1) introduced by the Australian Greens, which means they failed. See [this explanation](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2021-03-18.92.1) for an overview of what each amendment did. A key purpose of the amendments was to raise the rate of certain welfare payments, including youth allowance and jobseeker.

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Bills — Social Services Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Income Support) Bill 2021; Second Reading
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Income Support) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Greens amendments (raise youth allowance etc)

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~~<p class='motion-notice motion-notice-truncated'>Long debate text truncated.</p>~~
The majority voted against [amendments](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2021-03-18.92.1) introduced by the Australian Greens, which means they failed. See [this explanation](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2021-03-18.92.1) for an overview of what each amendment did. A key purpose of the amendments was to raise the rate of certain welfare payments, including youth allowance and jobseeker.