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Re: Centrelink Mum Rejected From 150 Rentals
Reply #15 - Mar 7^th, 2024 at 1:17pm

AusGeoff wrote on Mar 7^th, 2024 at 8:08am:

As a former landlord myself, I can tell you why I too would reject
this woman's rent application:

Single mother.
Three young children.
Currently unemployed.
Sole income Centrelink benefit.
Poor work history.

Current single parent pension = $998.00 per fortnight.
Child support 3 children = $454.02 per fortnight.

Total tax-free benefit = $1,452.02 per fortnight (or $20/hr.)

The national Minimum Wage is $23.23/hr. before tax.

[https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/]

   So... on what genuine basis is this woman complaining?
   She gets to sit on her arse all week, and earn the same as a
   local council worker slaving his guts out on a dusty roadway.

That's a bit harsh Geoff.
Single mothers raising 3 kids and kids with no additive father around. Going by what I see of Council Workers - I think she's got the harder job of it.

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AIMLESS EXTENTION OF KNOWLEDGE HOWEVER, WHICH IS WHAT I THINK YOU REALLY MEAN BY THE TERM 'CURIOSITY', IS MERELY INEFFICIENCY. I AM DESIGNED TO AVOID INEFFICIENCY.

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Re: Centrelink Mum Rejected From 150 Rentals
Reply #16 - Mar 7^th, 2024 at 1:20pm

greggerypeccary wrote on Mar 7^th, 2024 at 12:57pm:

AusGeoff wrote on Mar 7^th, 2024 at 8:08am:

As a former landlord myself, I can tell you why I too would reject
this woman's rent application:

Single mother.
Three young children.
Currently unemployed.
Sole income Centrelink benefit.
Poor work history.

Current single parent pension = $998.00 per fortnight.
Child support 3 children = $454.02 per fortnight.

Total tax-free benefit = $1,452.02 per fortnight (or $20/hr.)

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Tax-free?

https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/taxable-centrelink-payments?context=22196

Plus, she isn't a mother for just 38 hours per week - it's a 24/7 job.

So, it works out to $4.32 per hour.

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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 48833 At my desk.	Re: Centrelink Mum Rejected From 150 Rentals Reply #17 - Mar 7^th, 2024 at 3:27pm Yeah, but they sleep on the job.
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aquascoot Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 34287 Gender:	Re: Centrelink Mum Rejected From 150 Rentals Reply #18 - Mar 7^th, 2024 at 3:29pm freediver wrote on Mar 7^th, 2024 at 3:27pm: Yeah, but they sleep on the job. those council workers may as well be asleep.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 102881 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Centrelink Mum Rejected From 150 Rentals Reply #19 - Mar 7^th, 2024 at 3:37pm aquascoot wrote on Mar 7^th, 2024 at 3:29pm: freediver wrote on Mar 7^th, 2024 at 3:27pm: Yeah, but they sleep on the job. those council workers may as well be asleep. I saw a bunch of council workers outside of Melbourne take 18 months to build a roundabout.
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Re: Centrelink Mum Rejected From 150 Rentals
Reply #20 - Mar 7^th, 2024 at 3:58pm

Bobby. wrote on Mar 7^th, 2024 at 11:40am:

AusGeoff wrote on Mar 7^th, 2024 at 8:08am:

As a former landlord myself, I can tell you why I too would reject
this woman's rent application:

Single mother.
Three young children.
Currently unemployed.
Sole income Centrelink benefit.
Poor work history.

Current single parent pension = $998.00 per fortnight.
Child support 3 children = $454.02 per fortnight.

Total tax-free benefit = $1,452.02 per fortnight (or $20/hr.)

The national Minimum Wage is $23.23/hr. before tax.

[https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/]

   So... on what genuine basis is this woman complaining?
   She gets to sit on her arse all week, and earn the same as a
   local council worker slaving his guts out on a dusty roadway.

Why isn't her ex-hubby paying some money too?
He put it in.

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Our esteemed leader:
I hope that bitch who was running their brothels for them gets raped with a cactus.

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John Smith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 74217 Gender:	Re: Centrelink Mum Rejected From 150 Rentals Reply #21 - Mar 7^th, 2024 at 4:02pm Overall, single mums make great tenants. I've managed hundreds over the years, and for most housing their children is their priority. They also tend to be cleaner then single dads, although the single dads are more inclined to fix minor things that need repairing themselves whereas most mums won't.
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Re: Centrelink Mum Rejected From 150 Rentals
Reply #22 - Mar 7^th, 2024 at 4:14pm

John Smith wrote on Mar 7^th, 2024 at 3:58pm:

Bobby. wrote on Mar 7^th, 2024 at 11:40am:

AusGeoff wrote on Mar 7^th, 2024 at 8:08am:

As a former landlord myself, I can tell you why I too would reject
this woman's rent application:

Single mother.
Three young children.
Currently unemployed.
Sole income Centrelink benefit.
Poor work history.

Current single parent pension = $998.00 per fortnight.
Child support 3 children = $454.02 per fortnight.

Total tax-free benefit = $1,452.02 per fortnight (or $20/hr.)

The national Minimum Wage is $23.23/hr. before tax.

[https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/]

   So... on what genuine basis is this woman complaining?
   She gets to sit on her arse all week, and earn the same as a
   local council worker slaving his guts out on a dusty roadway.

Why isn't her ex-hubby paying some money too?
He put it in.

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Isn't the Grubberment paying that money?

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Re: Centrelink Mum Rejected From 150 Rentals
Reply #23 - Mar 7^th, 2024 at 4:16pm

John Smith wrote on Mar 7^th, 2024 at 4:02pm:

Overall, single mums make great tenants. I've managed hundreds over the years, and for most housing their children is their priority.

They also tend to be cleaner then single dads, although the single dads are more inclined to fix minor things that need repairing themselves whereas most mums won't.

Did any of those Mums ever ask for another way to pay the rent? Embarrassed

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Valkie Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 16131 Central Coast Gender:	Re: Centrelink Mum Rejected From 150 Rentals Reply #24 - Mar 7^th, 2024 at 5:21pm Another dead beat, milking the system. Just like albosleazy's mother. Raising more parasites to milk 5ge welfare system even more. 1 child, is a mistake 3 is deliberate,stop giving her money Take the kids off her Sterilise her to stop he4 doing it again. Make her get a bloody job. Simple
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Re: Centrelink Mum Rejected From 150 Rentals
Reply #25 - Mar 7^th, 2024 at 7:44pm

Bobby. wrote on Mar 7^th, 2024 at 4:14pm:

John Smith wrote on Mar 7^th, 2024 at 3:58pm:

Bobby. wrote on Mar 7^th, 2024 at 11:40am:

AusGeoff wrote on Mar 7^th, 2024 at 8:08am:

As a former landlord myself, I can tell you why I too would reject
this woman's rent application:

Single mother.
Three young children.
Currently unemployed.
Sole income Centrelink benefit.
Poor work history.

Current single parent pension = $998.00 per fortnight.
Child support 3 children = $454.02 per fortnight.

Total tax-free benefit = $1,452.02 per fortnight (or $20/hr.)

The national Minimum Wage is $23.23/hr. before tax.

[https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/]

   So... on what genuine basis is this woman complaining?
   She gets to sit on her arse all week, and earn the same as a
   local council worker slaving his guts out on a dusty roadway.

Why isn't her ex-hubby paying some money too?
He put it in.

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Isn't the Grubberment paying that money?

Since when does government pay child support you clown Cheesy

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Our esteemed leader:
I hope that bitch who was running their brothels for them gets raped with a cactus.

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Re: Centrelink Mum Rejected From 150 Rentals
Reply #26 - Mar 7^th, 2024 at 7:48pm

Valkie wrote on Mar 7^th, 2024 at 5:21pm:

Another dead beat, milking the system.

Just like albosleazy's mother.

Raising more parasites to milk 5ge welfare system even more.

1 child, is a mistake

3 is deliberate,stop giving her money
Take the kids off her
Sterilise her to stop he4 doing it again.
Make her get a bloody job.

Simple

You're a dead set moron you know that. How do you know an ex husband didn't ditch her with his 3 kids because he wanted to chase a bit of fluff?

Jasins not the only loser out there.

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Our esteemed leader:
I hope that bitch who was running their brothels for them gets raped with a cactus.

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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 102881 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Centrelink Mum Rejected From 150 Rentals Reply #27 - Mar 8^th, 2024 at 6:34am Aussies forced into tents amid housing crisis \| A Current Affair Australia's rental crisis is the worst it has ever been with tent cities growing in parks as families struggle to stay afloat.
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Re: Centrelink Mum Rejected From 150 Rentals
Reply #28 - Mar 8^th, 2024 at 6:40am

Blame mass immigration: from the Labor party:

Dan Tehan
Insiders
Dan Tehan - Shadow Immigration Minister (3/3/2024)
"1.6 million coming here over 4 years is too many."

https://iview.abc.net.au/video/NC2405C005S00

Transcript of a small part:

28:40
Question-
What should Australia's migration intake be?

well - I can tell you what it shouldn't be -
it shouldn't be as high as what it is today.

what should it be?

Well obviously we've gotta wait and see and we will announce that
in the lead up to the next election.
we've gotta wait and see what it is under this Government
and then we can work out OK what we need to do -
but I can tell you what's too high -
1.6 million people coming into this country over 4 years -
to give your viewers an idea of that -
that is the population of the city of Adelaide.
when we have a housing crisis -
when we have a rental crisis -
when people can't get in to see a doctor -
when we're seeing cuts in our infrastructure -
so the roads aren't being built to deal with that population -
that is too high -
I went to the press club not long after the last election
and said that what we need is a proper plan when it comes to immigration
and set out what that should look like.

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Re: Centrelink Mum Rejected From 150 Rentals
Reply #29 - Mar 8^th, 2024 at 7:08am

John Smith wrote on Mar 7^th, 2024 at 7:48pm:

Valkie wrote on Mar 7^th, 2024 at 5:21pm:

Another dead beat, milking the system.

Just like albosleazy's mother.

Raising more parasites to milk 5ge welfare system even more.

1 child, is a mistake

3 is deliberate,stop giving her money
Take the kids off her
Sterilise her to stop he4 doing it again.
Make her get a bloody job.
Simple

You're a dead set moron you know that. How do you know an ex husband didn't ditch her with his 3 kids because he wanted to chase a bit of fluff?

Jasin's not the only loser out there.

Of course it's a possibility that her husband left her in the lurch and
isn't paying her any child support, but without the finer details, it's
impossible to decide one way or the other on her liability or blameworthiness.

One has to ask the question: The youngest child was only 12 months
old when the husband pissed off, so why did she even consider and
consent to having that baby when the relationship was (apparently)
already showing signs of distress? The last thing she should have done
was to get pregnant by him—assuming he is the father.

She should've waited for some time in order to see if their relationship
would survive in the longer term.

Or did that easy $38K a year look too attractive to miss out on?

Remember too that this woman was in all likelihood eligible for the
Federal government's so-called baby bonus. (This is an unknown
in this mother's case though.)

Quote:

If your child was born on or after 1 July 2013, the payment is either $5,000
or $3,000 depending on your situation. For a first child, you will be eligible
for the $5,000 payment. For any subsequent children, you will receive
the $3,000 baby bonus.

—https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/newborn-upfront-payment-and-newborn-supplem...

I guess—ultimately—it's hard to comment definitively based on the
lightweight depth of the media reporting, with no real, in-depth back
story. As per usual, it's all about a dramatic/sad/heart-rending headline
only, and fuck doing the hard yards to get to the heart of the story.

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