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The government's fresh families package

The Turnbull government has introduced a revamped families package into parliament.

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DETAILS OF THE GOVERNMENT'S NEW FAMILIES PACKAGE

* Increases Family Tax Benefit Part A by $10.08 a fortnight for each child from July 2018.

* Boosts fortnightly payments for under-18s living at home on Youth Allowance by $10.44 .

* Family Tax Benefit Part B for families with a child under the age of one will increase by $1000.10 annually for each child.

* FTB Part B cut off at age 13, down from 16.

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* Single parents and grandparents with a child between 13 and 16 will get a mitigating payment of $1000.10

* FTB Part A and Part B supplements will be phased out by 2018.

* $4.8 billion savings will fund government's childcare package.


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