"We also believe it is time for New Zealand to consider passing on child support payments to the parent who is getting the DPB or other social security benefit. Sole parent beneficiaries are among the poorest of New Zealand families. Those with former partners paying child support to Inland Revenue would be better off if the payments came to them instead."
The inference is that the amount of the total DPB bill that is currently offset by liable parent contributions would disappear. It probably currently lies somewhere around 10-12 percent of the total - approx $170 million - but I haven't calculated it for a while (so don't quote me on it.)
Doesn't that proposal fill you with joy.
(Well I was going to read the paper but the link isn't working).
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whhhhaaaatttt!
Who thinks up this rubbish?
Actually what's worse is that the taxpayer probably pays someone to think up this rubbish.
One would assume that the DPB entitlement is reduced accordingly, so the nett effect is zero.
Doesn't change the fact that the whole DPB needs to be canned, though...
bez, I am not making that assumption because she makes special mention that these are the poorest households inferring that their incomes need raising.
Ah, could be, but then again the 'poorest' households will no doubt be associated with 'fathers' that don't pay child support anyway, if their identity is known that is.
To me this is a bit of a red herring
"Are taxpayers about to be asked to pay more for the DPB?"
NO - because no-one is going to fucking ASK
Oh shit. Big copy mistake there. You are absolutely right.
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