Tag Archives: Family Tax Benefits

FTB supplements saved! But what now for childcare reforms?

“This morning, I’m damn good!” exclaimed Terese Edwards from the National Council of Single Mothers and their Children when we asked her the standard “How ya going” earlier today. Nick Xenophon had just been on ABC Radio to announce that his three senators will block the Turnbull government’s watered down Omnibus Bill completely. The bill would axe Family Tax Benefit

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8 Centrelink mistakes that will cost you BIG money

From http://www.Kidspot.com.au You’re not a welfare cheat are you? Those people should all be jail right? They’re ripping off the taxpayer so they can lounge around all day. Well hang on, most “welfare cheats” are parents. Maybe you are a welfare cheat but you just haven’t checked your inbox. Perhaps the debt letter with the Australian Federal Police letterhead is

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Are you getting all the Centrelink cash you are entitled to?

But you don’t want to think about all those expenses so let’s move straight to the good news. There is a wide range of family payments you might qualify for, now available from your friendly, local Centrelink office. You probably haven’t lined up at Centrelink since you got sacked from McDonalds aged 19 and plenty of things have changed in

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