here someone living with someone else (adults and most
of the time children would be getting some kind of
governmernt assistance and this example would be rare.
i consider this objection as graping at straws. this
situation rarely if ever exist here. but you are
right, they would rebate your sister for a family of 2
since you are a dependant. 

--- Deri James <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> On Sunday 25 March 2007 16:38, ken barber wrote:
> > what do you think of the prebate idea?
> >
> 
> There are some problems with "Prebate":-
> 
> It does not seem to take account for extended
> families (grand parents, 
> dependant adults, etc,).
> 
> It does not take into account actual costs of the
> family (we all know that 
> being disabled involves extra spending which a
> non-disabled family do not 
> have to bear).
> 
> Does not take into account debt burden on a family
> when calculating prebate.
> 
> If I lived with my sister (me zero income, sister
> $60000 pa) the "household" 
> would receive a prebate based on my sister's income
> despite her not giving me 
> a cent, so I would be significantly below the
> poverty line.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Deri
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