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> You are offered full-time hours! Yes! Except because you hit the boundaries/limits/edge cases in the legislation, your net income will only increase by $30 a
by Mezzie 5y ago
> You are offered full-time hours! Yes! Except because you hit the boundaries/limits/edge cases in the legislation, your net income will only increase by $30 a week, because your income tested supplementary assistances will decrease as your earnings do.
My mother at one point made $25/mo too much for her childcare assistance because she worked some overtime. She lost her assistance for months and ended up several thousand bucks in the hole. Plus joy for me, since when parents can't afford childcare, guess who gets to do it instead? If you guessed usually the oldest kid, here's a prize!