Increasing the age pension
People who support this policy believe that the federal government should increase the amount of the age pension.
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
13 members+10 not enough votes
Greens
7 members+2 not enough votes
Liberal
4 members+7 not enough votes
Independent
1 member
Nationals
1 member+2 not enough votes
LNP
1 member+1 not enough votes
One Nation
1 member
United Australia
1 member
Senate President
1 member
Jacqui Lambie Network0 members+1 not enough votes
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 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 |
| Greens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| Liberal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nationals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| LNP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| One Nation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Senate President | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jacqui Lambie Network | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Australia's Voice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
All 54 members, by agreement
| Member | Party | Position | Agreement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Hanson-Young (SA) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Nick McKim (Tasmania) | Greens | Voted consistently for | 100% |
| Jordon Steele-John (WA) | 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% |
| Jacqui Lambie (Tasmania) | Jacqui Lambie Network | Not enough votes to say | 92% |
| Barbara Pocock (SA) | Greens | Not enough votes to say | 92% |
| Penny Wong (SA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 19% |
| Michaelia Cash (WA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 14% |
| Don Farrell (SA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 14% |
| Carol Brown (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted almost always against | 8% |
| Dean Smith (WA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Matthew Canavan (Queensland) | LNP | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Jenny McAllister (NSW) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| James Paterson (Victoria) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Malarndirri McCarthy (NT) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Alex Antic (SA) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Tim Ayres (NSW) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Susan McDonald (Queensland) | Nationals | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Paul Scarr (Queensland) | Liberal | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| Marielle Smith (SA) | Labor | Not enough votes to say | 8% |
| 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% |
| Helen Polley (Tasmania) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Richard Colbeck (Tasmania) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 3% |
| Glenn Sterle (WA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Bridget McKenzie (Victoria) | Nationals | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Anne Ruston (SA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Deborah O'Neill (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| James McGrath (Queensland) | LNP | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Anthony Chisholm (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Murray Watt (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Raff Ciccone (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Katy Gallagher (ACT) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Nita Green (Queensland) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Matt O'Sullivan (WA) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Malcolm Roberts (Queensland) | One Nation | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Tony Sheldon (NSW) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Jess Walsh (Victoria) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Sarah Henderson (Victoria) | Liberal | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Karen Grogan (SA) | Labor | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Ralph Babet (Victoria) | United Australia | Voted consistently against | 0% |
| Sue Lines (WA) | Senate President | 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
- 24 June 2014 · HousePolicy: NoSocial Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 1) Bill 2014 and related bill - Second Reading - Read a second time
- 24 June 2014 · HousePolicy: AyeSocial Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 1) Bill 2014 and related bill - Consideration in Detail - Remove certain measures
- 24 June 2014 · HousePolicy: NoSocial Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 1) Bill 2014 and related bill - Consideration in Detail - Agree to the bills
- 24 June 2014 · HousePolicy: NoSocial Services and Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 1) Bill 2014 and related bill - Third Reading - Read a third time
- 15 Oct 2008 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Fair Go for Pensioners Coalition (FGFP) - Consider incorporating FGFP's statement of claims
- 23 Sept 2008 · HousePolicy: NoMotions - Urgent Relief for Single Age Pensioners Bill 2008 - Consideration of Senate Message
- 16 Aug 2007 · SenatePolicy: AyeMotions - Age Pension - Increase age pension