Tuesday, 25 August 2026
Vote: Bills — Social Security (Jobseeker Support and Accommodation Supplement) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Social Security (Jobseeker Support and Accommodation Supplement) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Louise Upston
(New Zealand National Party — Member for Taupō)
Dr CARLOS CHEUNG: One thing I know is that young people are talented and full of potential. At 18 and 19 years old, they should be building their future through education, employment, or training, not becoming dependent on welfare.... Read more →
HansardID: voice-vote-558aa47f-bdb9-417c-2342-091910af8d2e
📋 We've linked this vote to our
“Parental income test for young people on the unemployment benefit”
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Parental income test for young people on the unemployment benefit.
📋 We've linked this vote to our
“Reducing the accommodation supplement for homeowners”
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Reducing the accommodation supplement for homeowners.
Third Reading — this is the last vote a bill needs to
pass before it's sent off to become law. Earlier votes (first reading, second reading, and
any votes on amendments along the way) decide what the bill looks like and whether it
keeps moving forward, but this is the one that actually decides whether it happens at all.
✓ Passed by a clear majority
(67 Ayes – 38 Noes – 18 Absent)
Hansard didn't name individual MPs for this vote, only how each party voted overall, so
there's no per-member breakdown to show here.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 11 | 0 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 0 | 11 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 25 |
| New Zealand National | 48 | 0 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0 | 1 |