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senate vote 2018-02-15#2
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Motions — Newstart Allowance- Motions - Newstart Allowance - Increase rate
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<p class="speaker">Rachel Siewert</p><p>I move:</p><p class="italic">That the Senate—</p>- The majority voted against this [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2018-02-15.43.1), which means it failed.
- ### Motion text
- > *That the Senate—*
- > *(a) notes the Budget Priorities Statement 2018-19 of the Australian Council of Social Service launched this week in Canberra;*
- > *(b) recognises that research, from 2017, shows that single rates of unemployment payments are completely inadequate to cover basic living costs;*
- > *(c) acknowledges that our social safety net currently fails to protect those seeking work from falling into poverty;*
- > *(d) notes that the Australian Council of Social Service calls for an increase of $75 a week to allowance payments for single people from 1 January 2019; and*
- > *(e) urges the Federal Government to increase the single rate of Newstart and related allowances by $75 a week.*
<p class="italic">(a) notes the Budget Priorities Statement 2018-19 of the Australian Council of Social Service launched this week in Canberra;</p><p class="italic">(b) recognises that research, from 2017, shows that single rates of unemployment payments are completely inadequate to cover basic living costs;</p><p class="italic">(c) acknowledges that our social safety net currently fails to protect those seeking work from falling into poverty;</p><p class="italic">(d) notes that the Australian Council of Social Service calls for an increase of $75 a week to allowance payments for single people from 1 January 2019; and</p><p class="italic">(e) urges the Federal Government to increase the single rate of Newstart and related allowances by $75 a week.</p><p class="italic"> <i>Notice of motion altered on 14 February 2018 pursuant to standing order 77.</i></p> <p class="speaker">James McGrath</p><p>I seek leave to make a short statement.</p> <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p><p>Leave is granted for one minute.</p> <p class="speaker">James McGrath</p><p>Over 99 per cent of recipients on Newstart also receive one or more other government payments. Australia targets a bigger share of its cash transfers to households in the bottom 20 per cent than any other OECD country. The coalition government knows the best form of welfare is a job and will look to policies that improve employment opportunities for those on Newstart.</p> <p class="speaker">Scott Ryan</p><p>The question is that motion No. 726 be agreed to.</p>
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