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Title

  • Bills — Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2023; Second Reading
  • Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Base rate and mutual obligation requirements

Description

  • <p class="speaker">Sue Lines</p>
  • <p>The question is that the amendment on sheet 2077 be agreed to.</p>
  • The majority voted against an [amendment](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2023-11-17.189.2) to the usual second reading motion (which is "*that the bill be read a second time*" - parliamentary jargon for agreeing with the main idea of the bill). This means the amendment failed and the original second reading motion will remain unchanged.
  • ### Amendment text
  • > *At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate calls on the Government to:*
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  • > *(a) increase the single maximum base payment of the following social security payments to $88 a day:*
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  • >> *(i) JobSeeker Payment,*
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  • >> *(ii) Parenting Payment,*
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  • >> *(iii) Age Pension,*
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  • >> *(iv) Carer Payment,*
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  • >> *(v) Disability Support Pension,*
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  • >> *(vi) Farm Household Allowance,*
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  • >> *(vii) ABSTUDY,*
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  • >> *(viii) Austudy,*
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  • >> *(ix) Youth Allowance, and*
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  • >> *(x) Crisis Payment; and*
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  • > *(b) abolish all mutual obligation requirements".*
  • <p> <i>Australian Greens'</i> <i> circulated amendment&#8212;</i></p>
  • <p class="italic">At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate calls on the Government to:</p>
  • <p class="italic">(a) increase the single maximum base payment of the following social security payments to $88 a day:</p>
  • <p class="italic">(i) JobSeeker Payment,</p>
  • <p class="italic">(ii) Parenting Payment,</p>
  • <p class="italic">(iii) Age Pension,</p>
  • <p class="italic">(iv) Carer Payment,</p>
  • <p class="italic">(v) Disability Support Pension,</p>
  • <p class="italic">(vi) Farm Household Allowance,</p>
  • <p class="italic">(vii) ABSTUDY,</p>
  • <p class="italic">(viii) Austudy,</p>
  • <p class="italic">(ix) Youth Allowance, and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(x) Crisis Payment; and</p>
  • <p class="italic">(b) abolish all mutual obligation requirements".</p>
  • <p></p>