Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Safety Net) Act 2023 (52 of 2023)

Schedule 2   Increase to working age payments

Part 1   Main amendments

Division 6   Application of amendments

10   Application of amendments

(1) The amendments of the Social Security Act 1991 made by this Part apply in relation to working out the following:

(a) the rate of a person's disability support pension, youth allowance, austudy payment, jobseeker payment or benefit PP (partnered) for days occurring on or after 20 September 2023;

(b) the rate of a person's farm household allowance under the Farm Household Support Act 2014 for days occurring on or after 20 September 2023.

(2) For the purposes of indexing an amount:

(a) specified in a table of the Social Security Act 1991 as substituted by an item of this Part; and

(b) on the first indexation day for the amount that occurs after the day this item commences;

the current figure for the amount immediately before that first indexation day is taken to be that specified amount.