Thanks again for all the replies

AllisD, we have been on centerlink while hubby did his pre apprentice plumbing course at tafe, it was hard at first cause we lost a massive amount of income when he left his job, unfortunatly it was not his decission to leave work, he was let go, when he decided to put his family first ahead of work, i was put on bed rest and had no one to look after the kids, but it gave him the oppotunity to learn a new skill and trade and find a job that he really wanted to do.