question about centrelink rate calculator

[tattoo_mama]

yes yes it is!!!
im planning on having a couple of yrs off, so my 08/09 income will be the 10-14k, but as for 09/10 it will definately be zero income(apart from centrelink benefits of course).

so if i have understood the 'quarantine' correctly, i will get payments from 1 july to 30 sept based on my 10-14k income, then after that i can tell them i wont be working at all for 09/10 and get benefits based on me getting zero income?

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urgghhh i just re read what u wrote BG....thouroughly...(sp?) and got what you meant LOL
so from when bubs is born (EDD 10th may ) until june 30, payments will be effected by my estimated 10-14k income, whereas as of 1 july it will be based on my estimated $0 income?

[briggsy's girl]

urgghhh i just re read what u wrote BG....thouroughly...(sp?) and got what you meant LOL
so from when bubs is born (EDD 10th may ) until june 30, payments will be effected by my estimated 10-14k income, whereas as of 1 july it will be based on my estimated $0 income?

that's it babe!

for the PPP - it really will depend on your partners income once he goes full time. you'd have to wait and find out exactly what that will be. if you're entitled to $20 a fortnight, apply for it - basically if you qualify for PPP, you'll get max rate FTBA, and you'll get a Health Care Card so well worth the effort

it will mean if he has a variable wage, you need to ring in once a fortnight to report his income - if it's a set wage, you can put it in as a set wage, and only contact if it's different for any reason (unpaid leave, public holiday pay etc)

[tattoo_mama]

great hun thanks your a lifesaver!!
im impresed by how much we will actually get, at the moment i work 20 hrs a week and make about $600 a fortnite, ill be getting more a fortnight from centrelink taking into account the baby bonus for the first 6 months!

[briggsy's girl]

you'll be "working" a hell of a lot more than 20 hours a week though hun!

[DoubleK]

tatto_mama we're exactly the same! its crazy isnt it to think we're working now and receiving less than we will once we stop and have (another) a baby!... i guess we're lucky to have a generous government these days!!