Returning to the Social Security (Subsequent Child Policy Removal) Amendment Bill, under the current policy, if someone has another child while they are receiving a main benefit, work obligations are based on the age of their youngest non-subsequent child from the additional child's first birthday. This means a parent is required to look for or enter work once their youngest child turns one. The bill proposes to remove the subsequent child policy, also known as the additional dependent child policy, from the Social Security Act 2018 and the Social Security Regulations. As has been mentioned earlier, it was the fifth National Government that introduced the subsequent child policy in 2012. The purpose of that policy was to reduce long-term welfare dependency and align the expectations of those on main benefits and those in paid employment. 