Payout when baby born??
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Topic: Payout when baby born??
Posted By: kellverona
Subject: Payout when baby born??
Date Posted: 10 May 2006 at 11:35am
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HI Ladies, Just talking to a friend and she has heard that when baby is born that the government gives you a payout of 2-3000 dollars. I know in Australia they do but cant find any information in NZ about it. Anyone know of anything??? ------------- http://pregnancyplanet.net/tickers/"> 
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Posted By: MILF
Date Posted: 10 May 2006 at 11:39am
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???? really? sign me up then! havnt heard that they do that here, so will be interesting to see what the story is. i am just looking forward to the extra payment 2 kids will get from the working for families package. ------------- Lyla - mum to Xanthe -  my big 4 year old 
and Jordis - 1 year old 
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Posted By: shelleybean
Date Posted: 10 May 2006 at 11:42am
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How much xtra do you get for 2 kids Lyla???? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Deez
Date Posted: 10 May 2006 at 11:44am
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I've heard of that in Aussie but not here. If it's true where can we apply????? -------------  
Lycan and Peyton = Moon and back!! |
Posted By: mrs frantic
Date Posted: 10 May 2006 at 11:55am
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nah i dont think they offer it in nz - they do it in Japan (thats about 7000 you get there) and Oz but most countries dont do it - it just depends on the policy of the government. I think here we get "paid" maternity leave in lieu of a payout - at around 300 a week for 14 weeks it works out to be about the same... ------------- Mrs Frantic Baby Maddisyn born 28 Sept 2006 http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: MILF
Date Posted: 10 May 2006 at 11:55am
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not sure, it is a wee bit more than one child though. i just looked at the site and we will get another 97 dollars a fortnight... its all good! ------------- Lyla - mum to Xanthe - my big 4 year old
and Jordis - 1 year old
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Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 10 May 2006 at 11:56am
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I think the only extra NZers can get when Baby arrives is the $1200 Child Tax Credit if you qualify (which we didn't with Josiah, as Nathaniel was a student, but we do qualify this time!)
Family assistance goes up a bit from one to two kids... and goes up heaps once #3 arrives! ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: Millie1976
Date Posted: 10 May 2006 at 12:13pm
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Yeah I also don't think that we get paid out any money in NZ but definitely in Australia. ------------- Sebastien 2 years old Olivier 3 3/4 years old |
Posted By: nicola86
Date Posted: 10 May 2006 at 12:16pm
| we get a pay out of up to $1200 depending on what your household earns but never heared of it beening 2-3000 you go to IRD and they give you the information. |
Posted By: Kelpa
Date Posted: 10 May 2006 at 12:18pm
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Oh I have just been looking at budgets and stuff here. I really dont want to go back to work after the 14 weeks Paternity pay stops!!!
I think anyone that has been working a certain amount of hours (over 20??) here gets a certain amount - $1200 or something. -------------  
 
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 10 May 2006 at 12:18pm
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Yep, in NZ we either get a parental tax credit or paid parental leave, whichever is the greater of the two. Have a look at the ird website... ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: EthansMummy
Date Posted: 10 May 2006 at 12:22pm
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Yep i got told $1,200 as well. In Australia you get $3,000 ------------- ** MUM TO ** Ethan 29/08/2006 Brooke 22/09/2008 |
Posted By: fairsk8
Date Posted: 10 May 2006 at 1:13pm
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In Oz it has just gone up to $4000. But they have to pay for a lot of their healthcare for children, where as here in NZ a lot of healthcare for children is free. My best friend got a payout of $3000 in Oz but then they had to put it a side as their daughter was born with a cleft palate and it was going to cost them that much for the op to fix it. Whereas here in NZ my caosin has just had an op for his cleft palate and it was pretty much free. ------------- http://www.bump-and-beyond.com/"> 
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 10 May 2006 at 1:14pm
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yap parental tax credit of $1200 depending on your income. However in OZ ITS $3000 regardless.....Damn!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Deez
Date Posted: 10 May 2006 at 1:27pm
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I was told you can apply for both at one of my antenatal classes, but they (ird) obviously won't tell you that, but my understanding was that you were only eligable for one or the other. -------------
Lycan and Peyton = Moon and back!! |
Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 10 May 2006 at 1:36pm
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Yep aimeejoy is right.. You definitely can't have both paid parental leave as well as the $1200 lump sum parental tax credit...I remember reading about it on just the other day:
http://www.ird.govt.nz/familyassistance/ |
Posted By: jax
Date Posted: 10 May 2006 at 5:36pm
The $3-4000 is only done in Aussie I'm afraid, as the other ladies have mentioned. It's also true that you can apply for both the parental tax credit and paid parental leave, but are only eligible for one or the other - it's easy enough to work out which one would be greater and then just apply for that. I only *just* qualified for the 14 weeks paid entitlement, then had to do a fair bit of pushing and prodding to get my work to offer me a part time variation on my contract when the paid leave finishes at 15 hours a week (3x 5hr shifts on a 7 day roster). We still might change our minds and I could resign from work (I would have to) to spent the first year off completely with bubs, but we're still not 100% sure either and will have to see how it goes. It only just occurred to me that I had some time in lieu stashed away (from working stat holidays) as well as a bit of annual leave, and am trying to find out how much of it I could use up and stick on the the 'front' of my maternity leave... which basically means I would finish two weeks earlier than planned without losing any money (and would give me more time at home before bubs is due). The other kicker though is that even on one income we're not eligible for any kind of assistance, so BOOO the government  ------------- Jacquie - Mama to Erin, 13.07.06 - Chief Cat Chaser & Marmite Sammie Eater 
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Posted By: mrs frantic
Date Posted: 11 May 2006 at 10:00am
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yeah we cant have any assistance either - it's going to be tough! ------------- Mrs Frantic Baby Maddisyn born 28 Sept 2006 http://lilypie.com">
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