House debates Bills

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Energy Assistance Payment and Pensioner Concession Card) Bill 2017; Second Reading

Tuesday, 30 May 2017 House of Representatives

Brian Mitchell

Brian Mitchell Lyons, Australian Labor Party

5:09 pm

Well, you [inaudible] the bill and we will have a look at it. According to a 2016 report by ACOSS, Poverty in Australia, 36.1 per cent of people receiving social security payments were living below the poverty line—

Mr Broad interjecting—

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