Russell Trood (Queensland, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

A message has been received from the House of Representatives forwarding a resolution agreed to by the House relating to criteria for independent youth allowance. Copies of the resolution have been circulated to senators in the chamber.

The message read as follows—

Mr President

The House of Representatives acquaints the Senate with a resolution agreed to this day in the following terms:

That the House requires the Government:

(a)

urgently to introduce legislation to reinstate the former workplace participation criteria for independent youth allowance, to apply to students whose family home is located in inner regional areas as defined by the Australian Bureau of Statistics instrument Australian Standard Geographical Classification; and

(b)

to appropriate funds necessary to meet the additional cost of expanding the criteria for participation, with the funds to come from the Education Investment Fund.

and request the concurrence of the Senate