Overseas eligibility for social services payments – reduce to four weeks

Summary of proposal

The proposal would reduce the overseas eligibility for social services payments to 4 weeks for Australians.

The proposal would start on 1 July 2025.

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Overseas eligibility for social services payments – reduce to four weeks

Summary of proposal

The proposal would reduce the overseas eligibility for social services payments to 4 weeks for Australians.

The proposal would start on 1 July 2025.

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Overseas eligibility for social services payments – reduce to four weeks

Summary of proposal

The proposal would reduce the overseas eligibility for social services payments to 4 weeks for Australians.

The proposal would start on 1 July 2025.

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Overseas eligibility for social services payments – reduce to four weeks

Summary of proposal

The proposal would reduce the overseas eligibility for social services payments to 4 weeks for Australians.

The proposal would start on 1 July 2025.

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Social Services - Earlier Access to the Age Pension - Lower the pension age to 65 years

Summary of proposal

The proposal would lower the Age Pension age to 65 from 1 July 2026.

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Restoring the Commonwealth Employment Service – Additional Centrelink staff to reduce phone wait times to 5 minutes

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the number of Centrelink staff so that the average phone wait times for social security and welfare (SSW) calls would be reduced to less than 5 minutes.

The proposal would commence on 1 July 2025 and be ongoing. 

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Changes to JobSeeker and Youth Allowance eligibility

Summary of proposal

The proposal would:

  • lower the eligibility age for the JobSeeker payment to 18 and
  • abolish the Youth Allowance parental income test for those not living at home (those living at home would still be subject to it).

The policy would commence on 1 July 2025 and be ongoing.

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Age and veterans service pension work bonus – double

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the work bonus to $600 per fortnight and cap the income bank at $11,800.

The proposal would commence on 1 July 2025 and be ongoing.

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Age and veterans service pension work bonus – double

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the work bonus to $600 per fortnight and cap the income bank at $11,800.

The proposal would commence on 1 July 2025 and be ongoing.

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Age and veterans service pension work bonus – double

Summary of proposal

The proposal would increase the work bonus to $600 per fortnight and cap the income bank at $11,800.

The proposal would commence on 1 July 2025 and be ongoing.

Read more