Increasing the Newstart Allowance rate
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should increase the Newstart Allowance rate to ensure that it covers basic living costs.
View on They Vote For You →How each party's members voted
Each bar is 100% of a party's current members in the Senate whom They Vote For You places in one of its seven agreement groups for this policy (its own categories, shown as published). Bars show percentages of members, not vote totals; the number beside each bar is how many members that is. Members They Vote For You says haven't cast enough votes on the policy are counted separately, not in the bars.
- Consistently against
- Almost always against
- Generally against
- Mixture
- Generally for
- Almost always for
- Consistently for
Labor
17 members
Liberal
12 members
Greens
5 members
One Nation
2 members
LNP
2 members
Nationals
2 members
Jacqui Lambie Network
1 member
Senate President
1 member
Deputy Senate President
1 member
Party breakdown as a table (number of members in each group)
| Party | Consistently against | Almost always against | Generally against | Mixture | Generally for | Almost always for | Consistently for | Not enough votes | Members in bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Liberal | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| One Nation | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LNP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nationals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 43 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Mehreen Faruqi (NSW) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Larissa Waters (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jordon Steele-John (WA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 99% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Voted generally for | 77% |
| Raff Ciccone (Victoria) | Labor | Voted generally for | 60% |
| Tim Ayres (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally for | 60% |
| Nita Green (Queensland) | Labor | Voted generally for | 60% |
| Tony Sheldon (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally for | 60% |
| Marielle Smith (SA) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Jess Walsh (Victoria) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Penny Wong (SA) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 42% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted generally against | 37% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Voted generally against | 36% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally against | 32% |
| Katy Gallagher (ACT) | Labor | Voted generally against | 28% |
| Malcolm Roberts (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted generally against | 26% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 23% |
| Pauline Hanson (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted generally against | 23% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Voted generally against | 22% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted generally against | 22% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted generally against | 21% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally against | 20% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally against | 20% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally against | 15% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 13% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 13% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 10% |
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted almost always against | 5% |
| James Paterson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 4% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Slade Brockman (WA) | Deputy Senate President | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 1% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | Voted consistently against | 1% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 1% |
| Jane Hume (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 1% |
| Alex Antic (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Andrew Bragg (NSW) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Claire Chandler (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Susan McDonald (Queensland) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Matt O'Sullivan (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Paul Scarr (Queensland) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
Votes that make up this policy
The policy position on each vote. Strong votes count more towards a member's agreement score.
- 11 Sept 2019 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Newstart Allowance - Increase
- 11 Sept 2019 · SenatePolicy: AyeMatters of Urgency - Newstart Allowance - Increase
- 24 July 2019 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Newstart Allowance, Youth Allowance - Increase
- 4 July 2019 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Newstart and Youth Allowance - Raise by $75 a week
- 4 July 2019 · SenatePolicy: AyeTreasury Laws Amendment (Tax Relief So Working Australians Keep More of Their Money) Bill 2019 - Second Reading - Government should increase Newstart & Youth Allowance
- 4 Dec 2018 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Newstart Allowance - Increase
- 12 Nov 2018 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Anti-Poverty Week - Increase Newstart & Youth Allowance
- 16 Oct 2018 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Taxation - Increase Newstart
- 18 Sept 2018 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Newstart - Increase
- 16 Aug 2018 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Newstart - Increase rate
- 20 June 2018 · SenatePolicy: AyeTreasury Laws Amendment (Personal Income Tax Plan) Bill 2018 - Second Reading - Raise minimum wage, Newstart and Youth Allowance
- 10 May 2018 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Pensions and Benefits - Increase single rate of Newstart and Youth Allowance
- 15 Feb 2018 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Newstart Allowance - Increase rate
- 14 Aug 2017 · SenatePolicy: Aye (strong)Social Security Amendment (Caring for People on Newstart) Bill 2017 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
- 14 Oct 2015 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Anti-Poverty Week - Address poverty
- 28 June 2013 · SenatePolicy: AyeSocial Security Amendment (Supporting More Australians into Work) Bill 2013 - Second Reading - Increase Newstart and support single parents
- 1 Nov 2012 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Newstart - Increase
- 20 Sept 2012 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Newstart Allowance - Increase index rate