alone in baring the brunt of the housing shortage. It’s a societal problem.
Looking at the Australian government system, it’s justified to use the Critical aspect of sociology in that despite the housing problem the go ahead to give baby bonus, which totally blows out of proportion the housing problem, in that more babies and less housing. People were eligible to receive the baby bonus if, on or after 1 July 2001 and before 1 July 2004, if they had a baby or gained legal responsibility for a child under five years. They claim the bonus until the child turns five years old. You have a legal responsibility for a child if: for the day-to-day care, welfare and development of the child, and you are their natural mother or natural father, or You have a court order giving you legal responsibility (for example, through adoption)..
The extension of the claim period from 26 weeks to 52 weeks provide time to determine a reasonable income estimate or the opportunity to determine the actual income for the six months following the birth of your child, or the child’s entry into your care. The extended claim period ensures parents/carers who are uncertain about their income have ample time to test or re-test their eligibility. For example, if you lodged an estimate of income shortly after the child’s birth for more than ,000 over the 6 month period after the birth and your income turned out to be less than you estimated, you could reapply at a later time in the 52 week claim period. This is all based on the structural aspect of sociology, in that the baby bonus issue is societal issue.
Another change relates to the manner in which Baby Bonus is paid. Currently, Baby Bonus is usually paid as a lump sum. For children who are born or who