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Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Bill

Government bill

About this bill

This bill amends the Social Security Act 2018 in order to implement two initiatives that improve financial assistance for caregivers who receive the orphan's benefit and unsupported child's benefit.
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Bill text: Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Bill (legislation.govt.nz)
Act text: Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Act 2021 (legislation.govt.nz)
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Member responsible

Kelvin Davis
Kelvin Davis

Labour MP for Te Tai Tokerau

Progress

Enacted

This Bill has been passed by Parliament, and signed into law by the Governor-General in a step called Royal Assent. This doesn't mean that everything the Act implements has come into force yet, but it does mean that the Act is on the statute books.

Votes

1st reading
Passed
8 December 2020

WhereTheyStand has no totals for this vote. It might have been a voice vote, or there might have been an import error.
2nd reading
Passed
8 June 2021

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3rd reading
Passed
23 June 2021

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Only reading votes are shown here; these votes determine whether the Bill progresses through Parliament. Other votes, such as votes on whether to amend parts of the Bill, can be seen in Hansard.

Bill details last synced with the Parliament website 6 months ago.
(23 March 2023 at 00:00 GMT+00:00)

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