TOTAL RESULTS: 541

• Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Pension Reform and Other 2009 Budget Measures) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  15 Jun 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  to: increase the single maximum basic rate of certain pensions; index pensions using the Pensioner and Beneficiary Living Cost Index; index pensions using a combined couple benchmark; increase pensions to compensate for anticipated increases in the living cost index arising from the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme; increase the income test taper rate and remove the additional income test free area for dependent children; introduce a Work Bonus so that certain income is disregarded as ordinary income; close the pension bonus scheme from 20 September 2009; make transitional arrangements; increase the qualifying age for age pension from 65 to 67 years; enable certain social security recipients to apply for an advance of social security entitlements; and enable certain social security recipients to be paid while studying overseas;

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to consolidate a number of smaller payments and allowances into one pension supplement;

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to: require income salary sacrificed to superannuation to be included as adjusted taxable income for the Commonwealth seniors health card; and exclude amounts and benefits received under the Western Australian Cost of Living Rebate Scheme and the Western Australian Country Age Pension Fuel Card from social security and veterans’ affairs income tests;

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  to change indexation arrangements for certain family tax benefit child rates and the maternity immunisation allowance;

  Aged Care Act 1997

  to increase payments to people in residential aged care; and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to enable Australian Defence Force members allotted for duty on

  HMAS Canberra

  as part of Operation DAMASK VI to access entitlements under the Act. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security Legislation Amendment (Improved Support for Carers) (Consequential and Transitional) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  27 May 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Consequent on the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Improved Support for Carers) Bill 2009, the bill amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  in relation to: redundant references; activity test relief; short term or episodic carers qualification for a health card; and principal beneficiaries of special disability trusts;

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  in relation to: redundant references; and backdating claims for carer payments made between 1 July and 1 October 2009; and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  in relation to principal beneficiaries of special disability trusts. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security Legislation Amendment (Digital Television Switch-over) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  13 May 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to change confidentiality provisions to enable Centrelink to use and disclose protected information to facilitate the Digital Switch-over Household Assistance Program. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security and Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (2009 Budget Measures) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 May 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to introduce a non-indexed Carer Supplement, payable to carers currently receiving qualifying payments;

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to exempt the supplement from income tax; and

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  to remove indexation of higher income thresholds for certain family assistance payments until 2012. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security Legislation Amendment (Improved Support for Carers) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  18 Mar 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  to: enable a person who qualifies for a carer payment to automatically qualify for a carer allowance; provide that the qualification criteria and assessment process for carer payments for care provided to children with a disability or medical condition will be based on the level of care required; and allow a person to qualify or remain qualified for a carer payment while a child care receiver is in hospital for an unlimited number of days per calendar year; and

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  to make consequential changes to the administrative structure for the carer allowance. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security and Veterans’ Entitlements Amendment (Commonwealth Seniors Health Card) Bill 2009

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  12 Feb 2009 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Not Proceeding 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to provide for adjusted taxable income to include income from a superannuation stream with a taxed source (gross superannuation) and income salary sacrificed to superannuation for the purposes of qualification for the Commonwealth seniors health card. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Economic Security Strategy) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 Nov 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  ,

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  ,

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  and

  A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

  to provide for economic security strategy payments (to be made as lump sum payments from 8 December 2008) to age, disability support, wife, widow B and veterans’ service pensioners and people receiving income support supplements, carer payments, and partner, widow and bereavement allowances. Also establishes administrative schemes to provide for payments in certain circumstances; and makes consequential amendments to the

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  ,

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  . 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security and Veterans' Entitlements Legislation Amendment (One-off Payments and Other Budget Measures) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 May 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  ,

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  and seven other Acts to provide one-off payments to certain older Australians, veterans and carers; and

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  ,

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  and proposed

  Veterans’ Entitlements Legislation Amendment (2007 Election Commitments) Act 2008

  to provide for concession cards to remain current for up to 13 weeks when the cardholder travels overseas. Also establishes administrative schemes to provide payments in circumstances where the one-off payment regime does not produce an appropriate result. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Enhanced Allowances) Bill 2008

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  14 Feb 2008 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs 

  Summary

  Amends the:

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to: extend the qualification for, and increase the rate of, the utilities allowance; and increase the annual rate of seniors’ concession allowance; and

  Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

  ,

  Social Security Act 1991

  and

  Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

  to increase the rate of telephone allowance for certain income support recipients who have an internet connection at home. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum

• Social Security Legislation Amendment (One-off Payments for Carers) Bill 2005

  Track (What's this?)

  Date

  11 May 2005 

  Chamber

  House of Representatives 

  Status

  Act 

  Portfolio

  Family and Community Services 

  Summary

  Amends the

  Social Security Act 1991

  ,

  Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

  ,

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

  and

  Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

  to provide for one-off payments to carer service pension, carer allowance and carer payment recipients. Also provides for an administrative scheme (to be determined by legislative instrument) for payments if the statutory one-off payments regime does not produce an appropriate result. 

  Bill | Explanatory Memorandum