Summary
Amends the:
Social Security Act 1991
to provide for: a $40 per week supplementary payment for single parents receiving Newstart payments; and the income test for single parents receiving Newstart to be the same as the income test for single parents receiving Parenting Payment;
Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
to provide for payments under this Act; and
Fair Work Act 2009
to provide for an enforceable right to request flexible working arrangements for people with caring responsibilities, including single parents.