Increasing the Youth Allowance rate
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should increase the Youth 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 House of Representatives 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
2 members
Liberal
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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All 3 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Urquhart (Braddon) | Labor | Voted generally against | 28% |
| David Smith (Bean) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Ben Small (Forrest) | 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.
- 4 July 2024 · SenatePolicy: AyeSocial Services and Other Legislation Amendment (More Support in the Safety Net) Bill 2024 - Committee of the Whole - Increase social support payments
- 17 Nov 2023 · SenatePolicy: AyeSocial Security and Other Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2023 - Second Reading - Base rate and mutual obligation requirements
- 18 Mar 2021 · SenatePolicy: AyeSocial Services Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Income Support) Bill 2021 - Second Reading - Greens amendments (raise youth allowance etc)
- 10 Dec 2020 · SenatePolicy: AyeSocial Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Extension of Coronavirus Support) Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Increase Jobseeker Payment and Youth Allowance
- 9 Dec 2020 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Coronavirus Supplement - Increaserate of Jobseeker and Youth Allowance
- 11 Nov 2020 · SenatePolicy: AyeSocial Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Coronavirus and Other Measures) Bill 2020 - Second Reading - Increase support
- 11 Nov 2020 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Coronavirus Supplement - Increase JobSeeker Payment and Youth Allowance
- 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
- 12 Nov 2018 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Anti-Poverty Week - Increase Newstart & Youth Allowance
- 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
- 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