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Notice of changes to Social Security Act welfare programmes and/or Ministerial directions
We publish notices of changes, and the document setting out the changes, to make sure changes to legislation are open, transparent and publicly available.
Consolidated versions of welfare programmes and Ministerial directions are available on Map.
This instrument, which comes into force on 1 July 2026, amends the Flexible Funding Programme by amending the expiry date of the Programme, from 30 June 2026 to 30 June 2027.
As part of the 2026 AGA, this instrument increases rates and income limits under two Ministerial Directions and ten Welfare Programmes. This instrument also makes several minor and technical amendments to Ministerial Directions and Welfare Programmes to update language and references to outdated legislation.
This instrument amends three Ministerial directions and three Ministerial welfare programmes in response to the amendments made through the Social Assistance Legislation (Accommodation Supplement and Income-related Rent) Amendment Act 2025 (the Amendment Act).
This instrument amends the Ministerial Direction on Eligibility for Social Housing and the Ministerial Direction on Continued Eligibility for Social Housing, in response to the amendments made through the Social Assistance Legislation (Accommodation Supplement and Income-related Rent) Amendment Act 2025 (the Amendment Act).
This instrument amends the Housing Support Programme by making a consequential amendment to the definition of ‘service costs’, to ensure that definition continues to retain the same meaning which will be defined in section 65AAA of the Social Security Act 2018 from 2 March 2026 when the Social Assistance Legislation (Accommodation Supplement and Income-related Rent) Amendment Act 2025 comes into force.