I need to get this off my chest.
Im so over people ripping off the system. Claiming single parenting when I'm fact they are in long term committed realtionships.
My partner works so hard to support our family and I would love to go back to work or study but finding it impossible financial whise to do so. Daycare being so expensive and studying expensive also because we are not entitled to a health care card, we are saving our butts off to give our children and ourselves a good future then you have these people who's partners earn more than mine and they claim single parenting because they "can't afford to live" without it, putting there kids in daycare because it cost next to nothing for them so they can sit at home or go have coffee without stressing over children. Im so bloody fed up with people abusing this right for people who actually need it!
If we can live off one wage, pay all our bills and a mortgage with 2 kids all with saving for a wedding and saving for our future then why the hell can they not afford to do any of this with all this money they are reaping from all the tax payers!?
Ripping off the tax payers!
Ripping off the tax payers!
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Makes me furious too! I genuinely need carers pension as I'm looking after my severely disabled adult son. Because of people abusing the system more and more stress is applied to people in my circumstances in the hopes of catching a cheat.
Im a single mum and receive the benefit. My little one is also in daycare 5x a week as I underwent job training, I ended up getting the job but had to leave as they changed my hours and I would have been late every day to pick up my daughter in daycare (after closing time), I left my daughter in daycare for 5 more weeks after leaving my job (full time, 5days) as I continued to job search and attend interviews etc, I was also catching public transport at this time as my car stuffed up and it had to go to scrap! Anyways, I gave up job hunting for a few weeks and during those weeks, I changed my childs daycare days from 5 a week to 2 a week, she's made new friends and loves it there, she starts Kindy next year also, so completely pulling her out was not what I wanted to do, plus Im still hoping to land another job.
I get that your post is about single parents claiming the single parent payment while partnered, if you believe fraud is happening, report it!
I had a few people report me because they assumed the father of my child lived with me and that we were together, because he would come over 2x a week after work for dinner and time with our child, he lived with 3 other men in which I didn't feel comfortable with leaving my child there, even though I trusted him. He slept over every 2nd Saturday at my place and that was the Saturday that I was at my friends, parents or wherever, but he (they) would have my house every Saturday fortnight. The situation has changed now and he has his own little unit, but before that, I could see how people would think I was rorting the system. I wasn't however, but yeah, if you think fraud is happening, report it.
If you know someone who is frauding Centrelink, report them. My ex was after we split and he had to pay back the money.
Yes I get the feeling a lot more people do this than should. Fly in fly out miners. I've heard it a few times from people 'separated' but living together but miserable as they are they are not separated or separating, just unhappy and having their own money probably helps them to stay there.
This grinds my gears. I earn 400 a week. Very very crap, money, and that's working p/pt. we receive some money from Centrelink obviously, as my wage is so low. But my partner is trying to get a job, with no luck. Unfortunately he has to get a job that will earn enough to cover what we loose on centrelink, and to cover day care costs for our 3 children. I can tell you now, it would be a hell of a lot easier to claim single! But I woukdnt lower myself to that level. I have a friend that is claiming, she is in an financially a suite relationship but is saving the money to actually get out. So I have chosen to not report her.
I would notify Centrelink. Done it before , will do it again. We struggle everyday and find day care expensive for 3 kids. So I am unable to work. I would never fraud the system. It frustrates the hell out of me watching people do this
I know people who are married, live together are on over 100,000 a year and claim singles for 3 children so they dont have to pay so much child support for his other children... also know people who have reported them off and on for years and nothing has been done about it. Centerlink need to crack down on it.. i could name easy 6 people claiming singles right now who live with there partner
Some people find stay at home mums as those who rip off the system. Each to their own.
My best friend is doing it and I don't know what to do, I want to don her in because it's wrong but I don't want her to go to jail