Sunday 1st January 2012

Family Assistance boost

by Alan Thornhill

Families with 16-19 year olds, who stay in school, or vocational training could get an increase of $4,208 each, in their family payments.

The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, said this would increase will bring the maximum rate of Family Tax Benefit Part A for eligible teenagers to $6,307 a year.

“We all know teenagers don’t cost less once they turn 16,” Ms Gillard said.

“ If anything they cost more, which is why we’re making this important change today.”

Ms Gillard said there are about 630,000 families across Australia with a teenager turning 16 within the next five years.

She said they stand to benefit from this increase if their child stays in school or a vocational training equivalent.

The Minister for Families Jenny Macklin said teenagers who finish their education or get a trade are better off in the long term.”We want all children to stay in school or get school-based apprenticeships to give them the best chance at getting a good job,” Ms Macklin added.

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1 Comment

Change is for the better,change is where your heart grows stronger January 1, 2012 at 10:35 pm

Wat is Julia Gillard and Jenny Macklin trying to do, gain Mickey Mouse points, are those two for real.Those two stupid woman are not going to change anything, accept we will know who the greedy people are, those Families Teens who manage to stay at school.You don’t have to pay Families extra money to keep there Teens at school,that is just a wasted of taxes payes money, when it can be better spent on something that is worthwhiled. If children learnt not to bully other children out of school, Teens might stay at school. Maybe you should think about spenting the extra money you wat to give Families to keep there Teens at School on educating children not to bully other children out of school.Not paying Families to keep there Teens at school, that is just purely a wasted of taxes payers money.Open your eyes to the real world Julia,pretty logical isn’t it to change things by educating children not to bully other children out of school.Maybe if you educate children not to bully other children out of school maybe you might be able to change things.Every child deserves an education,every child is entitled to one.You wat to change things this is how your going to change things and this is where you need to start.

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