I think it is good AND bad. It's bad for the people who would have spent it wisely on a car or something, but it's good as it will help a lot of people spend it better over the 6 months. I think people should already have everything a baby needs before it's born, I did (and I was on centrelink while I was pregnant), my sister is chucking a fit over it though because she has nothing for her new baby due in April.