Senate debates
Thursday, 4 September 2008
Questions without Notice
Pensions and Allowances
2:00 pm
Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source
I thank Senator Boswell for his supplementary question. I will take on notice the question of when advice is provided to the groups you referred to, although I would remind you that, in terms of childcare benefit, the budget also provided significant increases in benefits to families in the childcare area by moving the rebate from a rate of 30 per cent to 50 per cent. So, when you talk of advice to those who are missing out, I am not quite sure that I understood the question but I probably did not hear it properly. But, in terms of the advice you sought, I will take it on notice and get you an answer as soon as I can.
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