Social Services Legislation Amendment (Family Payments Structural Reform and Participation Measures) Bill (No. 2) 2015

The majority agreed with the main idea of the bill. In parliamentary jargon, they agreed to read the bill for a second time.

Main idea of the bill

The bill makes changes to the Family Tax Benefit Part A and Part B, known as FTB-A and FTB-B.

The bills digest summarises the changes:

*Overall, the measures will see an increase in FTB-B rates for families whose youngest child is aged under one year, accompanied by a reduction in payment rates for all FTB-A families, a significant reduction in FTB-B payment rates for single parents and grandparent carers with teenagers, and the loss of FTB-B for couple families whose youngest child is aged 13 or over, and for single parents and grandparent carers whose youngest child is aged 17 or 18.* [Emphasis added]

In other words, there are increases in benefits for some families with children under one year old and reductions for some families with teenage children.

Read more in the bills digest.