David Littleproud (Maranoa, National Party, Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources) Share this | Hansard source

The payment will accumulate from 1 September. The department has advised us that the October date is allowing for that threshold increase to be achieved and delivered with the assessment process that's in place.

In terms of any fiscal constraints, there are none. The government has, prudently, undertaken these measures, along with the other suite of measures that we are putting in place, because there is not just one fix of support in helping drought affected farmers. It's about farmer welfare and it's about preparedness, so the measures that we're putting in place are ones that this government has thought through with a prudent fiscal aspect in mind, and to ensure that they're sustainable and achievable.

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