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Advantage - With everyone joining a Pay to Surf program, why would you surf one minute
without getting paid for it?
You may be on a payment from Centrelink,and paying to be on the Net. Get some back. Would
$30 extra every 2 months help? All you have to do is surf the Web. Do more and you get
more.
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Links
A.C.O.S.S. - The Australian
Council of Social Services.
Welfare Rights S.A. -
People who can help you in person.
Social Security Act
- The Law Centrelink has to follow. |
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eMail Bag - Your questions Answered.
Q: Centrelink breached me for leaving a job Can I do anything about it?
A: Always. And how successful you are depends on a few
things.
First you should Appeal the decision, since you are obviously not happy about it. This is
your opportunity to give Centrelink the information you should have given them in the
first place, and it's your right. Nobody leaves a job for nothing, but the question is, is
your reason good enough? If your job was driving you crazy or causing you stress, then
maybe you can find a Doctor who will give you a certificate saying you had to quit. That's
quite an acceptable reason for leaving your job. If your boss was making you
uncomfortable, then maybe you were experiencing sexual harassment. Also an acceptable
reason, and one thats's difficult to prove. Maybe you had another job offer which fell
through. If an employer will write a letter verifying that, it's fine. Just remember, when
you complete a form at Centrelink, you are telling the story of why you should get paid,
so make it good. If it's possible to verify the circumstances, then get something to back
it up.
Q: How much can I earn? (or when
is it NOT worth my while to work?)
A: Centrelink's standard answer to this is: 'As much as you can, then we
work out how much your payment should be reduced.' Not much of an answer.
We've all heard the story of Doctors playing golf once or twice a week
because it wasn't worth their while to work a full week. So we want to know the same
thing, without seeming like bludgers. When is it worth my while to work?
Before I get some people all irate, I am not advocating welfare
dependence. But I am encouraging people to be aware of what they are getting for each hour
of extra effort, and I am urging Government to re-think their policy on how Social
Security and Taxation Legislation clash for people in receipt of Government Payments.
(write or email your Member of Parliament now)
Let's take an example:
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