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 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
19 members+4 not enough votes
Liberal
14 members+2 not enough votes
Greens
7 members+2 not enough votes
Independent
2 members
One Nation
2 members
LNP
2 members
Nationals
2 members+1 not enough votes
Jacqui Lambie Network
1 member
Senate President
1 member
Deputy Senate President
1 member
United Australia
1 member
Australia's Voice0 members+1 not enough votes
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 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| Liberal | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| One Nation | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LNP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nationals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Deputy Senate President | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Australia's Voice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
All 62 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% |
| Penny Allman-Payne (Queensland) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| David Pocock (ACT) | Independent | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| David Shoebridge (NSW) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Steph Hodgins-May (Victoria) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 100% |
| Dorinda Cox (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jordon Steele-John (WA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 98% |
| Lidia Thorpe (Victoria) | Independent | Voted consistently for | 96% |
| Barbara Pocock (SA) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 92% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Voted almost always for | 86% |
| Jess Walsh (Victoria) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 55% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Raff Ciccone (Victoria) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Tim Ayres (NSW) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Nita Green (Queensland) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Tony Sheldon (NSW) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 50% |
| Penny Wong (SA) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 46% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 42% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Voted a mixture of for and against | 42% |
| Marielle Smith (SA) | Labor | Voted generally against | 39% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted generally against | 34% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted generally against | 33% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | Voted generally against | 32% |
| Katy Gallagher (ACT) | Labor | Voted generally against | 31% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted generally against | 30% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Voted generally against | 30% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally against | 25% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Voted generally against | 24% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted generally against | 24% |
| Pauline Hanson (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted generally against | 18% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Voted generally against | 17% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted almost always against | 14% |
| Malcolm Roberts (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted almost always against | 9% |
| Ross Cadell (NSW) | Nationals | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Kerrynne Liddle (SA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Jana Stewart (Victoria) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Fatima Payman (WA) | Australia's Voice | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Tammy Tyrrell (Tasmania) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Slade Brockman (WA) | Deputy Senate President | Voted almost always against | 7% |
| Claire Chandler (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 4% |
| Andrew McLachlan (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 4% |
| Jonathon Duniam (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 4% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Alex Antic (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Andrew Bragg (NSW) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| James Paterson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Jane Hume (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Sarah Henderson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 2% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 1% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | Voted consistently against | 1% |
| Susan McDonald (Queensland) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 1% |
| Paul Scarr (Queensland) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 1% |
| Matt O'Sullivan (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Karen Grogan (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Ralph Babet (Victoria) | United Australia | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Dave Sharma (NSW) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Varun Ghosh (WA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 0% |
| Lisa Darmanin (Victoria) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 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