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busymum 
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Posted: 06 February 2008 at 11:57am |
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Does anyone know what parents can expect to change with WFF as of 1/04/08??
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mummy_becks
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Posted: 06 February 2008 at 11:58am |
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I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!
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Posted: 06 February 2008 at 11:59am |
My neighbours daugher works for IRD and is coming back home to live I'll ask her whats happening.
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I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!
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busymum
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Posted: 06 February 2008 at 1:20pm |
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They are supposed to increase (to a far lesser extent) each year I thought?
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Bumble
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Posted: 06 February 2008 at 2:24pm |
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:( I wish we qualified fo govt help..
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Posted: 06 February 2008 at 2:27pm |
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I just read something on the website that said its going up $10 each child..
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Posted: 06 February 2008 at 3:04pm |
It went up $10 last year, so that sounds about right  Yay for more money!
Bee - I wish we didn't qualify for govt help! I'd much rather DF was earning enough, but we have no choice while he's studying full time.
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nikkitheknitter
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Posted: 06 February 2008 at 3:37pm |
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Just says 'regularly adjusted for inflation'
I didn't know if there were any as election year?
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busymum
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Posted: 06 February 2008 at 4:02pm |
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Alia - I hear ya on that. We started out on Student Allowance, we have just completed our first year married with no benefit/student allowance yay! Being on a low income I'm really thankful for government assistance but if we earned it all ourselves I'd feel quite proud of us IYGWIM
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Posted: 06 February 2008 at 9:03pm |
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I'm a bit miffed about that WFF thing really. We just worked out that after the BF gets paid, mortgage comes out, bills come out, we have $200 a week to live on (I know its more than what a lot of people get and stuff, and i'm grateful) but we're eligable for a whole $26 a week. I lolled so hard. If we were both studying and renting we'd be hauling in $400 a week clear and be eligable for $300.. Makes me think maybe we should sell the house and go to uni!!! hehehe
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Posted: 06 February 2008 at 9:07pm |
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I too wish my dh could earn more money and we did not have to rely on gov assist, I have just started doing in home care through porse to boost our income, might as well since I'm at home with mine which I am also grateful that I am able to do, I could actually earn more than my dh but he is the one that chooses to work
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