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Wednesday, August 07, 2019
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After five years of being unemployed (for most of that time I raised my kids single-handed and studied), I've got good news. See, I got a job. Not just a casual job, either, but a permanent part time job that I can fit around my studies (one year to go, woohoo!) and still be home occasionally for my kids. The only catch is that, after being out of work for five years, my qualifications are out of date. I need a new First Aid certificate and a RAN certificate. These are going to cost about $200, but they will get me a guaranteed job starting at the end of the month.
Surely being on Newstart, Centrelink and the government (I'm having a go, aren't I?) are going to be all about helping me into work, right? They want me to get off Newstart, right?
Nope. I can not get any help with getting these certificates. I could apply for an employment entry payment, if, by getting a job, my Newstart payment is reduced by 50% or more. With the job I've been offered, it'll only be reduced by 40%, or about $250 per fortnight. That's correct. If centrelink could front up $200 (which is an advance and not an extra payment), they would be paying me $250 less each fortnight. But they won't.
I'm not eligible for help from any job network providers, despite being on Newstart. I don't know if they could help me if I was eligible, but since I study, I am not required to look for work. Of course, since I shifted from Parenting Payment to Newstart last year, I have had no choice but to look for work as my debt is slowly increasing each week.
You know what the answer to getting me into work finally was? Good old Cash Converters! They came through with a loan (albeit with an extremely high establishment fee!) and I've booked into my courses and due to start work soon. Happy ending, after all. But, where is my fair go?
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