Social Security (Benefits Adjustment) and Income Tax (Minimum Family Tax Credit) Amendment Bill

The purpose of this bill is to ensure that income support responds to increases in the cost of living by indexing main benefits to changes in the Consumers Price Index and adjusting the minimum family tax credit.

Voting method

Party voting: Parties decided whether or not to support this bill and cast votes on behalf of all their MPs.

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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Bill text: Social Security (Benefits Adjustment) and Income Tax (Minimum Family Tax Credit) Amendment Bill (legislation.govt.nz)

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