Single parents will continue to receive the higher support, with a current base rate of $922.10 per fortnight (95 per cent of the Age Pension), until their youngest child turns 14.
Hania Ahmed, 9, was travelling with her father Adeel Ahmed, mother Dr Sidra Khan and brother Aafan Ahmed in Chakwal, Punjab province, when local police opened fire on their rental car, believing the occupants were fleeing criminals.