Support for Children in Hardship Bill
Government bill
About this bill
This Bill is an omnibus Bill introduced under Standing Order 263(a). The Bill strengthens work expectations and increases assistance for parents on a benefit and who have dependent children from 1 April 2016.
Procedural notes
- Urgency used: This bill was progressed through one or more stages using urgency. Urgency allows the Government to fast-track the legislative process by extending the sitting hours of the House of Representatives and skipping the select committee stage of a bill, and allows bills to pass through more than one stage per sitting day.
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Read the bill
Bill text: Support for Children in Hardship Bill (legislation.govt.nz)Member responsible
Progress
Divided
This Bill has been divided into multiple bills.
Votes
1st reading
Passed
21 May 2015
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2nd reading
Passed
5 November 2015
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3rd reading
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(23 March 2023 at 00:01 GMT+00:00)