Australian Politics Forum - Greens Say Change Was Simply A Cost Saving.

imcrookonit

Ex Member

Greens Say Change Was Simply A Cost Saving.
May 30^th, 2012 at 6:34am

Sole parents 'demonised' in jobs plan. Sad

May 30, 2012

ALMOST half the single parents who will have their welfare payments cut to encourage them to get jobs under a budget measure are already in the workforce, a Senate committee was told yesterday.

The Gillard government announced in the budget that single parents would lose their parenting payments when their youngest child turned eight, while partnered parents would lose their benefits when their youngest child turned six. People who have started receiving the parenting payment since 2006 already face these conditions, but those who were already receiving the payment in 2006 are able to keep the payment until their youngest child turns 16. If parents fail to find work after the change comes into effect in July 2013, they would receive the Newstart allowance, which is about $60 a week less than the single parenting payment. The change is expected to save more than $685 million over four years. Huh

Officials from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations told a Senate hearing yesterday that of 122,630 people expected to be affected by the change, 55,600 are already reporting earnings from work.
Advertisement: Story continues below

Greens senator Rachel Siewert said the figures showed the change was not about encouraging parents to enter or re-enter the workforce as the government had claimed, but was simply a cost saving. Sad

She said the change demonised single parents by implying they did not want to work, and would reduce their income, making them and their children more vulnerable. Sad

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/political-news/sole-parents-demonised-in-jobs-plan-20120529-1zhfe.html#ixzz1wICjaxkl

Back to top

IP Logged

nairbe

Gold Member

Offline

Australian Politics

Posts: 2587
Rural NSW
Gender: male

Re: Greens Say Change Was Simply A Cost Saving.
Reply #1 - May 30^th, 2012 at 6:40am

I have been a PPS dependant and i have no problem with this. I studied while my children were young and i needed to be at home, i then took part time work as they got older and have now been working full time for quite a while in a job my studies qualified me for. I saw far to many single parents doing nothing to further their futures but were always happy to have a good whinge that they didn't get enough to live on. This is long over due, being a single parent is not a lifestyle option and the government should not support it as such.

Back to top

"Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage."
Confucius

IP Logged

cods

Gold Member

Offline

Australian Politics

Posts: 88048

Re: Greens Say Change Was Simply A Cost Saving.
Reply #2 - May 30^th, 2012 at 8:25am

Quote:

Sole parents 'demonised' in jobs plan. Sad

May 30, 2012

ALMOST half the single parents who will have their welfare payments cut to encourage them to get jobs under a budget measure are already in the workforce, a Senate committee was told yesterday.

The Gillard government announced in the budget that single parents would lose their parenting payments when their youngest child turned eight, while partnered parents would lose their benefits when their youngest child turned six. People who have started receiving the parenting payment since 2006 already face these conditions, but those who were already receiving the payment in 2006 are able to keep the payment until their youngest child turns 16. If parents fail to find work after the change comes into effect in July 2013, they would receive the Newstart allowance, which is about $60 a week less than the single parenting payment. The change is expected to save more than $685 million over four years. Huh

Officials from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations told a Senate hearing yesterday that of 122,630 people expected to be affected by the change, 55,600 are already reporting earnings from work.
Advertisement: Story continues below

Greens senator Rachel Siewert said the figures showed the change was not about encouraging parents to enter or re-enter the workforce as the government had claimed, but was simply a cost saving. Sad

She said the change demonised single parents by implying they did not want to work, and would reduce their income, making them and their children more vulnerable. Sad

Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/political-news/sole-parents-demonised-in-jobs-plan-20120529-1zhfe.html#ixzz1wICjaxkl

I have never seen such a muddled system in all my life.. all I know is they keep printing up more and more on this subject they must have more and more people to sort it out.. its incredible..

isnt bloody everything in budget to get swan over the line with his surplus..UNREAL....

they have even taken free home trips off out defence forces..

lets see them take something off our ex POLLIES..

Back to top

IP Logged

imcrookonit Ex Member	Re: Greens Say Change Was Simply A Cost Saving. Reply #3 - May 30^th, 2012 at 8:44am Let us give credit where credit is due. The Australian Greens support a fair and just increase, of $50 a week in the New start ( No start ) allowance.
Back to top	IP Logged