Regulatory Reform Omnibus Act 2025 (73 of 2025)

Schedule 4   Amendments to increase government efficiency and improve productivity

Part 7   Ensuring consistency across social security benefits

Division 3   CPI methodology for the Social Security Legislation

Social Security Act 1991
46   Amendments of listed provisions - CPI Indexation Table

The items of the table in subsection 1191(1) listed in the following table are amended as set out in the table.

Amendments to CPI Indexation Table

     

Item

Table item

Omit

Substitute

1

Item 14

most recent March quarter before reference quarter

highest March quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than March quarter 2025)

2

Item 14A

most recent June quarter before reference quarter

highest June quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than June quarter 2024)

3

Item 18

most recent December quarter before reference quarter

highest December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than December quarter 2024)

4

Item 19

most recent December quarter before reference quarter

highest December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than December quarter 2024)

5

Item 20

most recent December quarter before reference quarter

highest December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than December quarter 2024)

6

Item 20A

most recent June quarter before reference quarter

highest June quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than June quarter 2024)

7

Item 20B

most recent June quarter before reference quarter

highest June quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than June quarter 2024)

8

Item 21

most recent December quarter before reference quarter

highest December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than December quarter 2024)

9

Item 22

most recent December quarter before reference quarter

highest December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than December quarter 2024)

10

Item 23

most recent December quarter before reference quarter

highest December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than December quarter 2024)

11

Item 25

most recent December quarter before reference quarter

highest December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than December quarter 2024)

12

Item 26

most recent December quarter before reference quarter

highest December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than December quarter 2024)

13

Item 33

most recent June quarter before reference quarter

highest June quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than June quarter 2025)

14

Item 33AAA

most recent June quarter before reference quarter

highest June quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than June quarter 2025)

15

Item 33AAB

most recent June quarter before reference quarter

highest June quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than June quarter 2025)

16

Item 37

Most recent December quarter before reference quarter

highest December quarter before reference quarter (but not earlier than December quarter 2024)