A GROUP of first-time parents will get help with soaring power bills after the birth of their child as part of a new energy efficiency program…

THE High Court will hear a test case led by Victoria Legal Aid that if successful could help Australians at risk of welfare fraud charges because they have made mistakes in dealing with Centrelink…

New figures show growing numbers of single women juggling busy working lives with the intense demands of bringing up children. In 2001 there were 121,400 single women in Australia with a child, working more than 35 hours each week. Jump forward a decade and their numbers have grown dramatically, by 43 per cent. By the time of the 2011 census, there were 173,600 single mothers working full-time hours across Australia…

CENTRELINK estimates reveal 3000 single mothers meant to be put on the dole next January will now be eligible for the more generous Disability Support Pension or the Carers’ Payment…

FOUR hundred thousand families must notify Centrelink in the next month if their child is starting primary school or moving to high school next year so they don’t miss out on the school kids bonus worth up to $820 per child…

FEARS pregnant women may pressure doctors to perform caesareans and inductions early before the baby bonus is slashed to $3000 has prompted a warning to the nation’s obstetricians…

GAY parents now have the same rights as heterosexual couples and will be fully eligible for paid parental leave when they have a baby…

TEENAGERS have been paid the SchoolKids bonus of up to $820 directly into their bank accounts – and they don’t have to show how they spend it…

ALL single, unemployed parents will have their parenting support payments axed when their youngest child turns eight – a tough-love Budget measure designed to force them back to work…