🚀 go-pugleaf

On Thu, 09 Oct 1997 15:49:29 +0800, Annette <ntsoft@iinet.net.au>
wrote:

>Can anyone answer these questions, should the draft go through
>parliment?
>
>  (some background)
>
>Variable Child Care Usage
>  (worked out between Agency and Parent)
>
>-predictable but irregular care (amount predictable but days vary ie
>shift workers)
>
>- unpredictable regular care (eg casual workers)
>
>- unpredictable and irregular care (eg on-call workers)
>
>Question:  If families who cannot define a pattern of usage or predict
>their care needs for group payments will be paid reprospectively on
>production of receipts..... wont that put them at a disadvantage?
>
Tough tits.

Let them pay for their own childcare, not bludge on the community for
what is essentially a private expense.

>I quote my own case.
>I work 3 nights a week, sole parent.
>One month its Fri/Sat/Sun the next its Sat/Sun/Mon.
>ok, so thats regular - but I need 2 child care centers - one for nights,
>and one for days. I still have to pay for the Tuesday day, even during
>the month I am not using it.
>
>What all this means to me, is an increase of in excess of $60 per week,
>without any additional income to show for it, and the hassle of getting
>my rebate paid retrospectively should I work 1 or more hours extra.
>I also have the hassle of trying to explain my hours of work to every
>person I speak to. 
>
Tough tits.

Pay for your own childcare. Get your thieving hands out of my pockets.

Why should you expect me to pay for your brats?

>I have contacted my local Federal minister and will fax him the details
>tomorrow.  Does anyone else have any useful comments?
>
>oh, and I also heard that before & after hours school care rebates are
>about to drop?  Anyone know about this?
>
If they do.... GREAT.

>All changes to income, holidays, etc etc will now have to be reported to
>the Agency by the parent, and not the Family Day Care Scheme or Long Day
>Care Center - expect sales of panadol will increase :)
>
Oh, how hard for you poor little things.

>thanks
>Annette