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Family Assistance

• The Federal Budget 2008 introduced a means test on some family assistance payments including the Baby Bonus and Family Tax Benefit B, see FRSA Preliminary Analysis.
• Supporting young children and their families: Why we need to rethink services and policies (2008), by Tim Moore / Centre for Community Child Health. This paper argues that there is need to reconfigure the services provided to young children and families in order to achieve better outcomes for families and society. Source: Australian Policy Online.
• Improving work incentives for mothers: the national and geographic impact of liberalising the Family Tax Benefit income test, by Ann Harding and others / National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM) (posted 09-10-2008). This study tests two possible reform options and finds that they would be an effective way to reduce high effective marginal tax rates for around 450,000 parents, would benefit around 850,000 families, and would deliver additional assistance to middle income families living on the outskirts of our cities. Source: Australian Policy Online.
• Family Assitance Office, Guide to Payments Factsheet effective from 20 September 2009 to 31 December 2009, Centrelink
• Centrelink changes to family assistance payments, from 1 July 2009

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