Senate debates

Thursday, 7 December 2017

Bills

Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017; Second Reading

6:17 pm

Photo of Michaelia CashMichaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Women) Share this | Hansard source

To ensure that no existing recipients will be worse off, people in receipt of bereavement allowance on implementation will continue to receive it until the end of their bereavement period, which is a maximum of 14 weeks, or for a pregnant woman until the end of her pregnancy.

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