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Calls To Come Clean On Childcare
Nov 30th, 2015 at 5:46am
 
Grandparents exempt from childcare changes

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    November 29, 2015
    Sydney Morning Herald

Government under pressure to release details of childcare package ahead of its introduction to Parliament.

 



Labor MP Kate Ellis is concerned the government's childcare package will make childcare less affordable for many families.   Sad

​Labor and the Greens have called on the government to release the details of its childcare package which will see a tougher means test applied to high income families receiving taxpayer assistance for the costs of childcare.

The government will introduce legislation into Parliament later this week and has faced criticism that it has not provided any specific details about which families will be left better or worse off as a result of the changes.

"We're really concerned that the government is spending billions of dollars but they are actually going to make childcare less affordable for many families and they are actually going to drive some children out the sector altogether," Labor's education spokeswoman, Kate Ellis, said on Sunday.   Sad


Sarah Hanson-Young questions how many new mothers re-entering the workforce would be left short because of the activity test.

The changes include lowering the childcare rebate to parents on combined incomes of $250,000 and increasing payments to families on low incomes.   Sad

However there will be a greater requirement that parents be either in the workforce or studying or volunteering before they qualify for the payments.

This has drawn criticism from the opposition, the Greens and childcare groups which argue children from disadvantaged backgrounds have the most to gain from early childhood education.


Senator Simon Birmingham - the government would exempt the grandparents who are primary carers of children.

The government is yet to release any specific details about how families will be affected or how the childcare changes will work alongside the changes to family tax payments.

Ms Ellis said the government had not provided any assurance that vulnerable and disadvantaged children would be not be left worse off as a result of the changes.

The government on Sunday backed down over one particularly controversial plank of the package – the plan to subject grandparent carers to a work test.

The Education Minister, Simon Birmingham, said the government would spend $20 million to exempt the 3900 grandparents who are primary carers of children.

"A consistent message that came out of our consultations was that grandparent primary carers provide a vitally important role in our community, often stepping in to look after their grandchildren when these children have been through stressful and other adverse circumstances," Minister Birmingham said in a statement on Sunday.

Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said she was concerned parents about to re-enter the workforce after the birth of a child would be penalised as a result of the tougher activity test.   

"How many new mothers re-entering the workforce are going to be left short because of the government's activity test?" Senator Hanson-Young said.   Sad
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Re: Calls To Come Clean On Childcare
Reply #1 - Nov 30th, 2015 at 7:31am
 
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The changes include lowering the childcare rebate to parents on combined incomes of $250,000



why does anyone making that sort of money need assistance with childcare?

Those same people are the one that have been whinging about the debt for the last decade Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy
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Reply #2 - Nov 30th, 2015 at 8:01am
 
John Smith wrote on Nov 30th, 2015 at 7:31am:
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The changes include lowering the childcare rebate to parents on combined incomes of $250,000



why does anyone making that sort of money need assistance with childcare?

Those same people are the one that have been whinging about the debt for the last decade Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy


You're falling into the trap of purely looking at income and ignoring the outgoings.
We had more than that coming in when in Melbourne but we were still stretched to some extent.
Energy bills were over $500 per quarter, mortgage was $14,000 per quarter, two cars etc etc

So life is not a walk in the park just because income is more.
Outgoings are often much higher too.
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Re: Calls To Come Clean On Childcare
Reply #3 - Nov 30th, 2015 at 8:14am
 
Andrei.Hicks wrote on Nov 30th, 2015 at 8:01am:
John Smith wrote on Nov 30th, 2015 at 7:31am:
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The changes include lowering the childcare rebate to parents on combined incomes of $250,000



why does anyone making that sort of money need assistance with childcare?

Those same people are the one that have been whinging about the debt for the last decade Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy


You're falling into the trap of purely looking at income and ignoring the outgoings.
We had more than that coming in when in Melbourne but we were still stretched to some extent.
Energy bills were over $500 per quarter, mortgage was $14,000 per quarter, two cars etc etc

So life is not a walk in the park just because income is more.
Outgoings are often much higher too.




BY CHOICE... andrei...if you choose to live higher up the scale then of course you pay more...

but the point is. YOU ARE NOT FORCED TO DO SO>

when your earnings are less than salubrious you have to work within your means...from NO CHOICE....

get you head out of the sand andrei.. not everyone earns BIG...not everyone goes to Uni..and comes out a big fat Lawyer...some one has to pick up YOUR garbage...thank god for them..

and I think they are worth just as much as some shonkey lawyer....but thats just my opinion,..

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