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Family Forum / Parenting / Parenting / July 2004FAO all aussies!
dont have your babies until 1st of july.....$3000 coming your way... hold on girls!! chrissa hehehe Not long to go now.... only a day. I did read in the paper a few days ago, that a few hosptials have cancelled some operations due on the 1st and 2nd, to clear up bedspace, allowing for women whom are close to due date or over due date as they suspect some wont turn up for their appoitments today and tommorow and will wait until the 1st. I dont know anyone whom is due now... I wish I was thou....not for the money .... I just want another child.... *sighs... dreams of more children..... > dont have your babies until 1st of july.....$3000 coming your way... > > hold on girls!! > > chrissa say what? 3000$???? wow!  SignatureCaroline Just when you least expect it, there blooms a rose. > dont have your babies until 1st of july.....$3000 coming your way... > > hold on girls!! > > chrissa They actually put out a health warning about this. Women have been asking to postpone C-sections until after the 1st so that they can get the money. > > dont have your babies until 1st of july.....$3000 coming your way... > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > They actually put out a health warning about this. Women have been asking to > postpone C-sections until after the 1st so that they can get the money. Okay, someone clue me in. Are they paying a chunk of money to moms or something? Signature'Tis Herself > > > dont have your babies until 1st of july.....$3000 coming your way... > > > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Okay, someone clue me in. Are they paying a chunk of money to moms or > something? All woman in Australia after july 1 get a one off payment of $3000 ( children must be born after this date) it increases in a few years to $5000. It is not means tested so everyone gets it.Previously it was $800 and was means tested. Alissa > All woman in Australia after july 1 get a one off payment of $3000 ( > children must be born after this date) it increases in a few years to $5000. > It is not means tested so everyone gets it.Previously it was $800 and was > means tested. Wow. I'm actually speechless. Signature'Tis Herself >> All woman in Australia after july 1 get a one off payment of $3000 ( >> children must be born after this date) it increases in a few years to $5000. >> It is not means tested so everyone gets it.Previously it was $800 and was >> means tested. > >Wow. I'm actually speechless. Are they trying to increase the population or something? <g> -- Dorothy There is no sound, no cry in all the world that can be heard unless someone listens .. The Outer Limits > >> All woman in Australia after july 1 get a one off payment of $3000 ( > >> children must be born after this date) it increases in a few years to $5000. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > -- > Dorothy Yep thats one part of it. Austrlia has an ageing population so to sustain us we need to breed! lol. Now if only they would help with fertility treatments! Melissa > >> All woman in Australia after july 1 get a one off payment of $3000 ( > >> children must be born after this date) it increases in a few years to [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Are they trying to increase the population or something? <g> Well, most of us think it's got something to do with the Federal election, which must be held later this year. It's the non-means-tested bit I really don't like. Why should some rich person, who doesn't really need the money, get it when it could go to support, say, disabled children? I have a friend whose 5 children all have a genetic disorder that can produce hypotonia (low muscle tone). With the eldest (now in Yr 7), she got many discounted or free services and items to help with the disabilities. The fifth child (preschool age) has had to be paid for. Sure there is an allowance, and some discounts are left, but paying for splints and wheelchairs isn't cheap. Disgusting. SignatureChookie -- Sydney, Australia (Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply) "Life is like a cigarette -- smoke it to the butt." -- Harvie Krumpet I believe it should be means tested. They really should have drawn a line somewhere or reduced the sum somewhat. bimbette >>>>All woman in Australia after july 1 get a one off payment of $3000 ( >>>>children must be born after this date) it increases in a few years to [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > allowance, and some discounts are left, but paying for splints and wheelchairs > isn't cheap. Disgusting. > Well, most of us think it's got something to do with the Federal election, > which must be held later this year. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > allowance, and some discounts are left, but paying for splints and wheelchairs > isn't cheap. Disgusting. I'm so with you on this Chookie. I would love to see it being spent where its really needed, but alas, because its not so obvious to voters where the money goes if its used for say, oh more places for autistic kids (very topical here at the moment as you would know), more therapy for kids who need it, more therapeutic equipment for kids who's parents can't afford more than a basic wheelchair ... ...sigh... Amanda -- DD 15th August 2002 1 tiny angel Nov 2003 EDD 19th August 2004 > dont have your babies until 1st of july.....$3000 coming your way... > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > I have a friend who is 42 weeks and was due when I was....by no choice of hers are they inducing her today....she'll be so glad just to have her baby out finally I don't think the money would make any diff, we still joke if she goes close to midnight not to push! Alissa > > I have a friend who is 42 weeks and was due when I was....by no choice of > hers are they inducing her today....she'll be so glad just to have her baby [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > UPDATE she went into labour on her own( she must be very relieved), waters broke at 4 am so she won't be getting the 3 grand unless it's a really long labour! I think the whole paying people to have babies is rediculas, mind you if anyone wants to give me 3 grand I'd take it! > dont have your babies until 1st of july.....$3000 coming your way... > > hold on girls!! > > chrissa Its bloody sickening actually. Many major hospitals have put a ban on elective C-sections in the first week of July so that actual births and real emergencies are better able to be dealt with. We have a Federal election due later this year .... does this clue anyone in to why the last budget has decided to fix our "declining fertility" with money?? Its a one-off payment to new mothers for babies born after July 1 (why oh why didn't they make the announcement retrospectively in order to avoid people trying to "hold on" until tomorrow???) There are concerns that many people will not use the money wisely (well duh!). As far as I'm concerned, a healthy baby should be the goal and the money would have been better spent in *improving childhood healthcare services*!!!!!! It certainly looks like we will be getting it though and we have decided to plough it in to an education fund for both kids. ... hey I might not agree with how the situation is being handled, but I won't look a gift horse in the mouth (especially since the money comes from our taxes anyway). OK rant off. Amanda -- DD 15th August 2002 1 tiny angel Nov 2003 EDD 19th August 2004 > It certainly looks like we will be getting it though and we have decided to > plough it in to an education fund for both kids. ... hey I might not agree > with how the situation is being handled, but I won't look a gift horse in > the mouth (especially since the money comes from our taxes anyway). We get a similar thing but at the moment it's only $1200 per baby but I think it's being increased in the new budget along with all the other child and family benefits and tax credits. I know the family support is going up from April next year $25 for the first child on top of what they already get and $15 for subsequent children on top of what they already get. And you can earn up to $70k to qualify so we'll be eligible. We 'should' get an extra $160 a week or is it fortnight I can't recall now. A <snip> > We have a Federal election due later this year .... does this clue anyone in > to why the last budget has decided to fix our "declining fertility" with > money?? Tricky Dicky's buying votes alright - > Its a one-off payment to new mothers for babies born after July 1 (why oh > why didn't they make the announcement retrospectively in order to avoid > people trying to "hold on" until tomorrow???) There are concerns that many > people will not use the money wisely (well duh!). Yes, there are people who will have the kid to get the money (!!) - the ones that don't realise that it takes a lot more than $3k to raise a kid. **Another rant But a couple of days ago, someone reported on 2UE that Centrelink had advised them family payments are reducing by $23 per week(?) from September, so people relying on this $3K and the other $600 need to also keep the money to make up the shortfall later in the year. And we all have heard stories about how understanding they are is you don't estimate your income correctly. This government is truly rapacious - balancing the budget is a good thing and has a lot going for it - it is just the way they do it that is so bloodyminded. Reminds me of being in SAfrica in the old days where the patrician leaders of the country decided what's good for everyone - the sooner they go the better. Marc >> Its a one-off payment to new mothers for babies born after July 1 (why oh >> why didn't they make the announcement retrospectively in order to avoid >> people trying to "hold on" until tomorrow???) There are concerns that >many >> people will not use the money wisely (well duh!). I've heard criticsism toward parents who have used their $600 per child to buy X boxes, holidays etc. And I reckon, so bloody what. These people scrimp and save and if they get a windfall and spend it on something fun for their children, then good on them. Why shouldn't children who go without and wear 2nd hand clothing and eat mince most of the time get a toy or a treat??? Stephie (H) If I lived there that is what I would do with it! we rarely get to buy anything nice for Bonnie or ourselves that it is nice to get a treat now and then. We where yelled at for using our income tax return to buy a new computer. The old one was 6 years old and we had tons of programs that we could not use because the computer was not the right speed. Tori SignatureBonnie 3/20/02 Anna or Xavier due 10/17/04 > > >> Its a one-off payment to new mothers for babies born after July 1 (why oh [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Stephie (H) > >> Its a one-off payment to new mothers for babies born after July 1 (why oh > >> why didn't they make the announcement retrospectively in order to avoid [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Stephie (H) I was referring to the concerns that were voiced by one of the family groups that the money might be used to buy drugs, alcohol and cigarettes. ...and by the way.. I was raised eating mince, sausages, porridge, (and thankfully, home-grown vegies and fruit) and wearing 2nd (3rd, 4th) hand clothing. Amanda -- DD 15th August 2002 1 tiny angel Nov 2003 EDD 19th August 2004 > > >> Its a one-off payment to new mothers for babies born after July 1 (why > oh [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > thankfully, home-grown vegies and fruit) and wearing 2nd (3rd, 4th) hand > clothing. and what the OP is saying, is that you would have been entitled to a treat here and there, not that mince and second hand clothing are bad! :) c > Amanda > > -- > DD 15th August 2002 > 1 tiny angel Nov 2003 > EDD 19th August 2004 > > > >> Its a one-off payment to new mothers for babies born after July 1 > (why [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > and what the OP is saying, is that you would have been entitled to a treat > here and there, not that mince and second hand clothing are bad! No they weren't bad which is my point - we weren't hungry and we had clothes. I had plenty of treats ... my bike might have been one my Dad found at the dump and fixed up for me, but I was so proud to have a bike I didn't care where it came from. One of my best childhood friends grew up with much less money than we had, and she never felt deprived of treats either .... although she did often wish her parents had a phone. Spending money on holidays and TVs and computers is not an unwise use of the handout IMNSHO. The stated worry for misuse by the concerned families groups were for the money to be used on items which wouldn't benefit the kids in anyway (which sadly already happens a lot in these parts). I still reckon that I'd rather see the money being devoted to better facilities for kids - like early intervention for autistic children ... or some desperately needed speech pathology for kids like my nephew with Down's Syndrome (which he's never had as he is not a "priority" even though his own family don't understand what he is saying most of the time). Perhaps my friend's 4 yo daughter with Cerebral Palsy could nearly have that $4000 walker which they'd love to be able to give her ... and probably will with the $3000 hand-out for their new baby due later this year. Its vote buying plain and simple. Amanda -- DD 15th August 2002 1 tiny angel Nov 2003 EDD 19th August 2004 >I was referring to the concerns that were voiced by one of the family groups >that the money might be used to buy drugs, alcohol and cigarettes. this happens with their normal payments, no difference this time round hey? >...and by the way.. I was raised eating mince, sausages, porridge, (and >thankfully, home-grown vegies and fruit) and wearing 2nd (3rd, 4th) hand >clothing. you say this like it is a bad thing? ;-) Michelle -- Sometimes sanity takes vacation days on me remove the sand to email me. |
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