the federal budget cash injections...

[LuluHB]

I know but it's just so frustrating that we are struggling exactly the same as everyone else but can never get any of these

I agree with you lovely. We are on the borderline of whether we get it or not - all depends on what the Aus $ does, which dictates how much DH earns. Funnily enough, that borderline extra of a $1,000 or so per annum doesn't seem to make life much easier!!

I appreciate that there must be a line drawn somewhere, but given the cost of housing, utilities, food etc - ie the things that you can't just say hey, we'll not "do" that this month - are so high, the cut off income really doesn't seem high enough.

N2L's point about medicare, IVF etc is also so valid. How are "normal" people supposed to manage. Bloody unfair enough if you have to go down that road, without being penalised even further financially than you are already.

And yet a couple buying their first house that is costing them in excess of $1 million are entitled to the first home owner's grant. Definitely not right.

Sorry - bit OT but woke up on my soap box this morning. Will crawl away now . . .

[Ginger]

i thought the first home owners was not available on properties over 500k?

[LuluHB]

Pretty sure there's no cut off in WA - it certainly was available on any property price, but if they've changed it I guess I'll have to go and crawl into my soapbox on that one

[Liviam]

Like you could really crawl away at nearly 38 weeks hun !!!!

[LuluHB]

You're not implying that I'm not full of athleticism and grace are you?????