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Migrants to wait three years for welfare payments

Scott Morrisson
Source: SBS

Migrants who arrive in Australia from July next year will have to wait three years before they can access certain welfare payments, extending the current two-year waiting period.

The government estimates the measure will save $1.3 billion over the next four years.

The extended waiting time will apply to paid parental leave, the Carers Allowance and the Family Tax Benefit.


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