Different payments have different requirements. Ppl is payable based on mums work history. Dad is ignored (essentially). It is not deemed a warfare payment. Baby bonus is deemed a welfare payment for families and 75k in the six months after birth has been deemed the low to middle income range. It is paid based on the "right now" circumstances for those six months. Cap no matter what happens before it after, in that six months it is known you earned less than the limit so you are entitled
I honestly don't know who comes up with the numbers or how! I just have to know how they're applied! Sorry
So its $75000 for sixth months? Not the full year? That makes more sense, I couldn't see the fairness in how different the limits were if it was a year. Just had a panic that we would get nothing as with doing relief teaching, I might have more than 8 weeks off. Also on that, with the maternity leave pay, how do they know how many hours are worked? I tend to work days, rather than hours, so don't work a set number of hours iykwim?
Thanks!
yeah it's 75k in the six months immediately following the birth
with ppl work test, you have to have worked 10 of the 13months prior, and for at least 330 hours in that time. if there is doubt based on income as to how many hours you worked, you'd be asked for proof. for instance a self employed person may be asked to show evidence that they've put in those hours as their income may be very low kwim?
but is it that the combined income of $75k for the baby bonus is based on money earnt in the six months AFTER the baby is born.
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