House of Representatives
Social Services Legislation Amendment (Low Income Supplement) Bill 2015
Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by the authority of the Minister for Social Services, the Hon Scott Morrison MP)Outline
This Bill reintroduces a 2015 Budget measure previously introduced in the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Youth Employment and Other Measures) Bill 2015, which was negatived in the Senate on 9 September 2015. The measure will cease the low income supplement from 1 July 2017.
Financial impact statement
The measure will produce savings of $42.9 million over the forward estimates.
Statement of Compatibility with Human Rights
The statement of compatibility with human rights appears at the end of this explanatory memorandum.