Pauline Hanson has doubled down on seeking to push through a policy that would give Australians early access to their superannuation savings.

Announced in September, One Nation’s Super Pay Boost seeks to allow people paying rent or a mortgage to opt in to divert a quarter of their superannuation to their take-home pay for up to three years.

Employers would still be required to pay the compulsory 12 per cent super, but funds would then pay the 3 per cent directly to policy participants; existing super would not be touched.

Mary Delahunty, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive, said in September the policy would be “economically disastrous”.

Despite the criticism and little chance of the policy becoming law as it’s opposed by the government, Hanson said on Wednesday that One Nation’s Treasury spokesperson Barnaby Joyce would move an amendment in the lower house in a bid to to establish the changes.

“Because of the cost-of-living crisis at the moment, I’m very concerned about a lot of people who are going to lose their homes because they can’t afford the mortgage,” Hanson said.

The One Nation leader said there was an obligation to assist those doing it tough, including rough sleepers and people experiencing homelessness.

She said she did not have any concerns the policy could be inflationary.

“I don’t, because they’re paying this money out as it is in rent. So what’s inflationary?” she said.

Asked how homeless Australians would benefit from a policy applying only to those proven to have a lease or mortgage, Hanson made seemingly contradictory comments.

“It may actually help them to get into accommodation to pay that rent, because they can’t access the money unless they’re paying rent,” she said.

Hanson said the policy would make a big difference for those struggling financially, and blamed the Albanese government’s “out-of-control spending” for rising inflation.

Meanwhile, the One Nation leader sidestepped questions on Wednesday over the party’s cartoon series on YouTube, after the ABC vowed to take legal action over a video featuring beloved TV character Bluey.

She refused to answer media questions about whether she would consider taking down the Please Explain cartoons, and whether handing out colouring books to children featuring caricatures from the series – including one depicting Bluey at knifepoint – was an appropriate use of party funds.

“I’m not here to talk about the cartoons at the moment,” she said.

“I’ve got other questions about what is important to me and the Australian people at the moment.”

Communications Minister Anika Wells said One Nation needed to explain the reasoning behind the material.

“It’s certainly not something that I would produce or that I would ever ask my team to produce,” Wells told ABC Radio.

“The people that are making this cartoon should explain why this errs on the side of satire and not something more.”

The ABC plans to send a cease-and-desist letter to the right-wing party over Bluey being used in a cartoon that depicts him repeatedly ramming politicians with a car.

The video was made in 2024, well before the shocking alleged attack on Indi MP Helen Haines last week.

–AAP