From 1 April 2020, the Morrison government is raising the base rate of JobSeeker by $50 but axing the Coronavirus Supplement of $150. That means a NET result of $100 less in your pocket. What will JobSeeker pay from 1 April? For single parents on JobSeeker, the current full JobSeeker base rate is currently $762. From 1 April, the parenting
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$250 bonus payment for Christmas to FTB parents but ParentsNext is back along with cuts to JobSeeker, JobKeeper and childcare subsidies. This is the single mum guide to budget 2020. https://singlemum.com.au/australia-single-mum-budget-2020?utm_source=Single+Parent+Australia+Mailing+List&utm_campaign=622518cb4f-Single+parent+call-out+-+Daily+Mail+Austr_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4d191119fd-622518cb4f-712338773
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Families, taxpayers, small business, young workers win from budget 2020 but JobSeekers miss out on the bonus Christmas payments and Victorians get no special deals. This wrap for Josh Frydenberg’s second budget is from Kidspot: https://www.kidspot.com.au/news/how-you-and-your-family-will-benefit-from-the-2019-federal-budget/news-story/757c5930a8d0e51b10410b887f1e94f2
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By Jason Bryce Journalist Many years ago, one person in my family might have pushed a one cent coin up their nose. They often put small objects in bodily cavities and some may have been later removed from blocked sinuses. It’s amazing how much room there is up there, really. And it’s amazing how much kids learnt from this simple
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“It is not a choice for many of us to be on welfare, and if you realised the damage you are continually doing to that part of society you would stop doing it.” After four years of political manoeuvreing, an amazing, heartfelt impassioned speech by single mother and independent senator Jacqui Lambie signalled the passage, finally, of the government’s Omnibus
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If you don’t need a packaged up credit card, insurance, redraw, offset account or ‘personal face-to-face service’ then you could save thousands of dollars by choosing a cheap loan deal that is just that – a loan and nothing much else. You may have to find a lender that doesn’t have a brand name known by all Australians because all
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If, by happy chance, you became pregnant tonight, how would you pay for all the obstetric and maternity costs? Are you going public or private? If you’re planning on going private, you need to get yourself organised in the next two weeks. Katie from Melbourne is way out in front of you. She started thinking about having a 2017
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As soon your child’s adult teeth start appearing, parents can be faced with problems with their bite stemming from misaligned teeth. The technical term for this is ‘malocclusion’ and can lead to chewing difficulties, speech impediments, mouth breathing, snoring, self confidence issues, protruding front teeth, sports injuries and a higher chance of severe tooth decay and gingivitis. These parents will
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Thousands of first home buyers will save thousands of dollars after Victoria abolished stamp duty for first home buyers on properties worth up to $600,000. What help does your state government provide for first home buyers? Find out more about government help for first home buyers in each Australian state here.
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“This morning, I’m damn good!” exclaimed Terese Edwards from the National Council of Single Mothers and their Children when we asked her the standard “How ya going” earlier today. Nick Xenophon had just been on ABC Radio to announce that his three senators will block the Turnbull government’s watered down Omnibus Bill completely. The bill would axe Family Tax Benefit
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