Coronavirus update

[davidc4430]

Coronavirus update: Formula One Grand Prix called off, Trump announces travel ban, Tom Hanks tests positive

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-12/coronavirus-live-updates-mclaren-lewis-hamilton-travel-ban/12...

[joz*garage]

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@lionrose.7 wrote:

Yes Joe that is bs

They told my husband a 2010  he could earn 25,000 a year when he went on the pension  

may be a little more now, I am sure not much has changed since then

Pension in NZ living alone $820, so think in aussie you are better off because $19 to see a doctor here on the pension, was $42 when I came back to NZ

I have Jacinda to thank for bringing it down.

I am am lucky I have  a wee bit of money put away, just a wee bit

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Yep, that's right.. there's a limit, a low limit, can't be 6 figures, surely.

And Rabbit is right about making declarations, just to cover your own arrrs really. When i call them they're pretty laid back, But i bet they appreciate the honesty. (I appreciate their support!)

If I recieved $4,000 for an OS trip I would surely declare that.

[lionrose.7]

In Australia and NZ you have to tell them when you are going over seas.

If you are on a pension they dont really care you just have to tell them when you are leaving and when you will be back.

If you are on some thing like new start they may cancel your benifit when you are away. not sure, but I do know a island family that went back to the islands for a funeral and had their benefit cut off, they may not have told the welfare they where going.

It all come up on the data base the comings and going to other countries

[davewil1964]

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@joz*garage wrote:

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@domino-710 wrote:

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@davewil1964 wrote:

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@imastawka wrote:

I'd like to know how a family on Centrelink benefits can afford overseas travel.

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Depends on what the benefits are. People earning 6 figures get some level of welfare to help them survive on such a pittance.

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Peeps on 6 figures.

Got a link Dave.

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Yeah. I know you can have over 100,000 dollars in your bank account without it affecting your pension, but earning 6 figures per year!? i don't think so Tim, i doubt very much any sort of welfare payments would get approved

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Here you go -

https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/individuals/services/centrelink/family-tax-benefit/how-much-you...

That took me 10 seconds to find. And that is only one middle-class welfare payment gifted by our government.

Pays to do your research if you're going to make blanket statements without checking the facts.

[joz*garage]

Seemed far fetched, but I stand corrected

Just unreal, why would anyone claim support if earning those amounts anyway?

[brerrabbit585]

I think possibly the others weren't thinking of family payments as 'welfare payments', only pensions and the like.

A lot of people also think 6 figures means a million, but it doesn't.

Not having a go at you at all, just explaining where I think the others went wrong.

[davewil1964]

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@joz*garage wrote:

Seemed far fetched, but I stand corrected

Just unreal, why would anyone claim support if earning those amounts anyway?

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Because they can.

[joz*garage]

I guess it probably pays if he posted a link in the first place to make himself clear, Lol

[imastawka]

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@davewil1964 wrote:

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@joz*garage wrote:

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@domino-710 wrote:

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@davewil1964 wrote:

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@imastawka wrote:

I'd like to know how a family on Centrelink benefits can afford overseas travel.

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Depends on what the benefits are. People earning 6 figures get some level of welfare to help them survive on such a pittance.

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Peeps on 6 figures.

Got a link Dave.

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Yeah. I know you can have over 100,000 dollars in your bank account without it affecting your pension, but earning 6 figures per year!? i don't think so Tim, i doubt very much any sort of welfare payments would get approved

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Here you go -

https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/individuals/services/centrelink/family-tax-benefit/how-much-you...

That took me 10 seconds to find. And that is only one middle-class welfare payment gifted by our government.

Pays to do your research if you're going to make blanket statements without checking the facts.

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Oh farcryin' out loud Dave!

That's the Family Tax Benefit.

Hardly a Centrelink benefit.

I know it comes under Centrelink, but it was brought in a number of years ago so people didn't have to claim for their kids on their tax return.

But it seems none of you have kids, so you didn't know.

[imastawka]

Googling tells me it was introduced in 2000 by John Howard.

Family Tax Benefit Part A pays a maximum of $186.20 per fortnight for children up to 12, and $242.20 per fortnight for children up to 19, if they are eligible. The payments can either be made fortnightly or as a lump sum at the end of the financial year to your bank, credit union or building society.

[davewil1964]

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@imastawka wrote:

Googling tells me it was introduced in 2000 by John Howard.

Family Tax Benefit Part A pays a maximum of $186.20 per fortnight for children up to 12, and $242.20 per fortnight for children up to 19, if they are eligible. The payments can either be made fortnightly or as a lump sum at the end of the financial year to your bank, credit union or building society.

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I am fully aware of what it is, and what it replaced. Even though I don't have kids.

Nowhere in this discussion has the TYPE of Centrelink benefit been determined, so my point is just as valid as those who think the family is on welfare. And I DID point out in my contribution that it was some form of Centrelink benefit. The mob are the ones who assumed it was wefare. Which it is, just not the type everybody assumed.