Government Paid Mat leave 1st July 2009

[Counting Days]

The Baby Bonus and Family Tax Benefits will continue to be available for mums who choose to stay at home. A stay at home mum with a partner on average earnings will continue to receive around $12,000 in government assistance in the year after the birth of their baby.

However recipients of the Government?s Paid Parental Leave scheme will not be eligible to also receive either the Baby Bonus or Family Tax Benefit Part B.
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Sounds like the stay at home's will receive more than those who work

[Pretty Butterfly]

Those receiving PML will get almost $10,000 in 18 weeks, the $12,000 is for 52 weeks......

So around $230 per week for SAHM for the year.

[Jennifer13]

Hope you don't mind, fiona, but I'm adding the news release to the News section as well!

[FabFiona]

No worries. I am on a few mailing lists at work for stuff like this, so I'll post others that I think might be relevant.

Cheers,
Fiona

[tattoo_mama]

are they phasing out FTBB altogether? as in if im still a SAHM in 2011 the FTBB wont be around? or is it only if you get pg and choose the paid mat leave?

[Counting Days]

i am sure before 2011 they will have changed their mind a few times

[nikkers37]

well, we were planning to TTC by the end of this year, and fingers crossed we have our first child before the end of 2010! BUT, does anyone think this seems rather abrupt bringing it in straight like that? For me it would make more sense to stagger it, for instance bringing in 4 weeks paid every six months etc etc....
I'm just imagining this sudden massive increase in pregnancies in march/april 2010 and then a swamping of the public hospitals for january 2011! It's going to be ridiculously busy at that time....i for one don't want to be in a busy hospital giving birth at this time...18 weeks pay or not.
I guess because i work for a public hospital i am thinking about what a huge workload this is going to cause!