Unbelievable.Do they really get all those benefits though? Maybe thats everything possibly available but they don't get all of it.
The figures in the table didn't look right to me. Especially the overall 55K figure. So I did some research on the Dept of Human Services website.
These are possible benefits payments but single parents don't get all of it at the same time.
Especially if they are working, they lose many of the stated benefits. Especially the $15,120 Jobs Education Training (JET) Child Care Fee Assistance - exaggerated figure
Small Fine print: -
The table assumes "unemployed sole parent who is undertaking study and has 2 children aged under 6. Calculation of JETCCFA subsidy assumes parent uses this subsidy 27 hours a week and puts children in care for 40 weeks of the year while studying".
In reality, single parents can only use this subsidy up to
24 hours a week and only for chunk periods of time mostly. e.g. searching for a job - up to 20 days. If studying, study or training is for Senior Secondary Certificate of Education courses or Certificate II (cost varies) to Graduate Diploma level qualifications only (approx 7-10k course cost from parents pocket).
Table assumes addition of all possible parenting benefits. The reality is stark in contrast. Single mothers receive much less in a year than what is largely overblown here.
Remember, this is a table in The Australian which is a Murdoch paper.
Let's hear from some of the single parents on the 'Parenting Payment for Parents' Facebook public page. They are not happy how they are being portrayed/beat up in the media.
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Michelle Macky : I work and lose most of my centrelink payment because of.that.. I certainly dont get education allowance or anywhere near that child care rebate ... what crap..
Sharon Jones : I get $18000. That's new start and family tax A and B combined. These people who think single parents get $55000 are on something.
Debbie Burton : The part where it says, "3 taxpayers on average salaries pay $17,000 each a year in tax to cover the entitlements of one single parent" is really confusing. About $36 per year of the average taxpayer goes towards Centrelink benefits....most of the taxpayers money goes to infrastructure and politicians pockets.
Parenting Payment for Parents - NOT Newstart : I get $19,400 a yr from government were is the rest of you $55,000
Bridget Russell : I wish I got this much
Liz Black : What a load of rubbish! They will stop at nothing!
Michael Mitchell : Yeah ******** I brought my daughter up on my own and I didn't get 55 a year !, wish I did and I wouldn't be livin like I am !, ********s and yes when I work I lose it so yep just government hypocrisy !.
Linda Browne : $1622 pensioner education supplement? since when? 15,120 jobs education child care fee again since when?
Rebecca Jane O'Brien :
well i can say from experience that you dont get 15,120 in jet, jet only covers child care how is that an income when it goes straight to the provider????
Kristen Louise A : this is BS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Manda Davison :
Not everyone gets every single of them payments.
I do not receive the pharmaceutical allowance, pensioner education supplement, telephone allowance or and the jobs education training child care fee assistance.
Why must they calculate what every payment is equal to if you do not receive them all?
If it's that much of a hassle, why don't the pollies cut their wages back and help support our country instead of sitting in their high class offices, rent free houses and chauffeur driven cars!
Kelly Sneddon : Let's make them switch places. And see the reality. Effin ******s
Joanne Matthews :
Hold onto your seats because its gonna get rough...the amount of hate single parents will cop from this is gonna be huge
Von Wilson : What a load of ******** !!!
Suzie Swain : What a joke, and what a big fat lie. I wish I was getting that much.
Catherine Jameson: If you go to this link, you discover that the average hourly 'gap fee' charged by most childcare centres amounts $
7.50 per hour. And we know that at the moment the maximum a sinble parent can claim for is 24 hours unless in exceptional circumstances. Calculating $15,120 divided by 52 weeks (no holidays) divided by 24 hours per week gives a gap fee of $12.12 which is being charged by the childcare centre. So this represents a childcare centre charging exorbitant rates of say $104 for an 8-hour day or $131 for a 10-hour day. Over which, of course, the sole parent has no control - but not everyone has their kids in centres like this.
Reposting:
More lies from the Government today, circulating a report that Single Parents receive $54,000 a year in total benefits including family tax payments etc. This lie is absolutely unbelievable and wrong by about 25,000!
Why on earth would they want people to think that parents doing it tough on their own are rolling in it! As a sole parent who has worked her bloody **** off for the past 15 years to support myself and my child, working, starting a small business and studying and taking care of the house and most importantly, raising a child. Even when I worked almost full time hours whilst studying I am yet to earn more than $35,000 a year to support 2 people.
I'm posting this because I'm so sick and tired of people on welfare being painted as the bad guys when top earners probably avoid tax payments of more than this and then pointing the finger back at those trying their best to get ahead. I'm grateful for every bit of support I've received because it's allowed me to be a good Mum and improve my education even though every week is a bit of a bank balancing act, BUT they really need to stop making people think parents are kicking their heels up and laughing at the taxpayers expense!!
I'm so angry.
