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Post by wbmania72 on Apr 4, 2012 12:56:33 GMT 7
has C/L got any logical explanation about why they pay a single pensioner xxx$$$$ amount but much more less if the person have a partner. 1 person =1 payment ;D 2 people=2 payments ;D 2 people as couple=1,5 payment  is that because of they think if 2 people was to be a couple they magically produce money some how. regards |
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Post by rowdy on Apr 4, 2012 13:08:03 GMT 7
has C/L got any logical explanation about why they pay a single pensioner xxx$$$$ amount but much more less if the person have a partner. 1 person =1 payment ;D 2 people=2 payments ;D 2 people as couple=1,5 payment is that because of they think if 2 people was to be a couple they magically produce money some how. regards I am sure Latindancer will give you his thoughts on this. |
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Post by Banjo on Apr 4, 2012 14:03:18 GMT 7
They say that a couple can live cheaper than 2 singles, one house, one car, buy 2 specials at Coles (I hate them).
I think under normal circumstances they can.
I must admit I had a quiet chuckle when the gays campaigned long and hard for Centrelink to acknowledge their relationships only to find that Centrelink made a killing on the couples allowance savings.
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Post by latindancer on Apr 4, 2012 16:13:42 GMT 7
one house, one car, buy 2 specials at Coles House ? Who can afford a house ? Yes, what Banjo says is correct. They say that you can economize, by paying less for rent, car, food etc. However I'd REALLY like to see some examples and a DETAILED explanation. The whole thing is a really sore point for me at the moment. I doubt they can provide details though. I'm starting to think that they're a really disorganized department. In one way highly structured and organized, but in other ways, the left hand has NO IDEA what the right is doing. Probably some dim-witted economist / desk jockey employed by them once came up with an equation about this which is quite disconnected from reality. Here is _MY_ question : If they give us less because we can economize as a couple, why not give us less when we economize by sharing housing with other people, as many of are forced to do by our economic circumstances ?? I'm not trying to give them ideas.....just pointing out the ridiculousness of the situation. Many of us are already forced to economize by sharing. Why penalize us when we happen to celebrate our love for one another by formally getting married ? |
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