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    • January 26, 2021 at 1:06 pm #60582 Reply
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      I’m currently working P/T and have 100% care of my 3 children. Ex should be paying child support but hasnt since he relenquished responsibility of them 4 months ago. He has accrued a debt and I doubt I will ever see it.

      There is potential that I will be eligible for voluntary redundancy at work. How does this affect any child support (if he paid it) or family tax benefit A or B that I receive? Would I still be eligible for these?

    • January 26, 2021 at 5:02 pm #60588 Reply
      Lucy GoodLucy Good
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      A redundancy payment will be counted as income so will lessen CS, that depends on how much he earns also. The same for FTB, one of them (I think B) is income tested so that may decrease too.

    • January 26, 2021 at 7:49 pm #60597 Reply
      Lucy GoodLucy Good
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      It all depend on your annual earnings. If your redundancy covers your earnings for the rest of the financial year your payments would remain the same. It is all tallied at year-end I believe.

    • January 26, 2021 at 8:12 pm #60599 Reply
      Lucy GoodLucy Good
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      Use the online calculator to work it out. Its super handy.

    • January 26, 2021 at 8:13 pm #60600 Reply
      Lucy GoodLucy Good
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      https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/individuals/topics/online-estimators/28456

    • January 26, 2021 at 9:14 pm #60602 Reply
      Lucy GoodLucy Good
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      Your redundancy payment won’t be treated as income when working out how much benefits you can get. It will be treated as capital. This means that the amount you get in redundancy payment will be added to any other savings you have.

    • January 26, 2021 at 9:15 pm #60603 Reply
      Lucy GoodLucy Good
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      That last piece of advice was UK related btw, not sure where you are.

    • January 27, 2021 at 8:24 am #60610 Reply
      Lucy GoodLucy Good
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      Take the time to phone both Child Support and Centrelink to the correct information you need to make an informed choice. The time spent doing it will be well worth it.

    • January 27, 2021 at 8:02 pm #60622 Reply
      Lucy GoodLucy Good
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      Because its redundancy is counted as income it will affect both CS and CL but it depends on amounts, children’s ages, exes earnings etc.

    • January 28, 2021 at 10:46 am #60657 Reply
      Lucy GoodLucy Good
      Keymaster

      It will def affect payment one way or another

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