Initial progress on this review of obligations and sanctions included the repeal in April 2020 of section 192 of the Social Security Act 2018, which previously sanctioned sole parent beneficiaries who did not identify the other parent of their child. The Government has also made progress in other areas of the welfare overhaul, such as the introduction of the Families Package in 2018; a permanent $25 increase to main benefits in April 2020; the indexation of main benefits to increases in average wages from April 2020; an increase to abatement thresholds for main benefits in line with minimum wage increases in April 2020, with further increases announced in February 2021; and a range of other initiatives, including those implemented as part of the Government's response to COVID-19. 