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Details: C2014B00027
- C2014B00027
Introduced Senate 06 Mar 2014
C2014B00027
Part 1—Newstart amendments 3
Part 2—Youth allowance amendments 4
Part 3—Indexation amendments 5
Part 4—Other amendments 8
This Act may be cited as the Social Security Amendment (Caring for People on Newstart) Act 2014.
Part 1—Newstart amendments
1 Point 1068‑A1 (method statement, before step 2)
Step 1C. Work out the newstart supplement amount (if any) using Module CA below.
2 Section 1068 (after Module C)
Module CA—Newstart supplement
Newstart supplement
1068‑CA1 A newstart supplement amount is to be added to the person’s maximum basic rate if:
(a) the person is qualified for a newstart allowance in respect of a period; and
(b) the person’s family situation is covered by item 4A, 4B, 5, 9 or 11 of the table in point 1068‑B1.
1068‑CA2 The person’s newstart supplement amount is $100.
Part 2—Youth allowance amendments
3 Point 1067G‑B3 (table item 1, column 3)
Omit “$145.40”, substitute “$245.40”.
4 Point 1067G‑B3 (table item 2, column 3)
Omit “$174.80”, substitute “$274.80”.
5 Point 1067G‑B3 (table item 3, column 3)
6 Point 1067G‑B3 (table item 4, column 3)
7 Point 1067G‑B3 (table item 5, column 3)
Omit “$265.50”, substitute “$365.50”.
8 Point 1067G‑B3 (table item 6, column 3)
Omit “$347.80”, substitute “$447.80”.
9 Point 1067G‑B3 (table item 8, column 3)
10 Point 1067G‑B4 (table item 3, column 3)
Omit “$227.20”, substitute “$327.20”.
11 Point 1067G‑B4 (table item 4, column 3)
Omit “$341.40”, substitute “$441.40”.
Part 3—Indexation amendments
12 Section 1190 (at the end of the table)
points 1068‑CA1 and 1068‑CA2
13 Subsection 1191(1) (at the end of the table)
highest December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than the December quarter of 2012)
14 At the end of Division 2 of Part 3.16
1195A Indexation of certain newstart amounts
(1) This section applies to the following amounts (the starting amounts):
(a) the amount referred to in column 2 of item 1 of the table in subsection 1191(1);
(b) the amount referred to in column 2 of item 1A of the table in subsection 1191(1);
(c) the amount referred to in column 2 of item 1B of the table in subsection 1191(1);
(d) the amount referred to in column 2 of item 1C of the table in subsection 1191(1);
(e) the amount referred to in column 2 of item 2 of the table in subsection 1191(1);
(f) the amount referred to in column 2 of item 3 of the table in subsection 1191(1);
(g) the amount referred to in column 2 of item 3A of the table in subsection 1191(1);
(h) the amount referred to in column 2 of item 3B of the table in subsection 1191(1);
(i) the amount referred to in column 2 of item 4 of the table in subsection 1191(1);
(j) the amount referred to in column 2 of item 9 of the table in subsection 1191(1);
(k) the amount referred to in column 2 of item 10 of the table in subsection 1191(1);
(l) the amount referred to in column 2 of item 27 of the table in subsection 1191(1);
(m) the amount referred to in column 2 of item 44 of the table in subsection 1191(1).
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Part, the starting amount is to be indexed under this Division on each indexation day for the amount, using the following method statement:
Step 1. Work out the CPI indexed amount by indexing the starting amount on each indexation day for the amount in accordance with section 1191.
Step 2. Work out the MTAWE indexed amount by indexing the starting amount on each indexation day for the amount by:
(a) treating the starting amount as a category A amount for the purposes of section 1195; and
(b) applying the rules in section 1195 to that amount.
Step 3. Work out the pensioner and beneficiary living cost index amount by indexing the starting amount on each indexation day for the amount in accordance with section 1196.
Step 4. The indexed amount of the starting amount is the highest of the CPI indexed amount, the MTAWE indexed amount and the pensioner and beneficiary living cost index amount.
15 Section 242
Before “Payments”, insert “(1)”.
16 At the end of section 242
(2) Payments for the purposes of the 1991 Act, to the extent that Act was amended by the Social Security Amendment (Caring for People on Newstart) Act 2014, are to be made out of money appropriated by the Parliament for those purposes.