Once again the working families get nothing..... working poor!

Why is it that only the people who don't really need the money get it?

I work part-time only, pay $240 dollars rent per week, have a son who is only working casual at the moment but can't get Centrelink because some weeks he may earn over $100. Yes, I have debts that need paying from when I had a partner but now I have to pay these as well as the usual phone, electricity, etc.

I can't get Centrelink because I am just over the threshold.

Some weeks I have no money at all.

So please tell why the Government is handing out money to families that aleady earn twice to what I do?

What special little bundles of ... cash.

Yes, those of us who word hark to be self sufficient and provide our families always get nothing!

No wonder our country is heading south. What a message we are portraying!

I am unemployed and living away from parent who is a single parent to a 16yr old. this money would be a benifit to me and others like me struggling to find work and still be able to afford rent food phone etc and most importantly a bus as no licence means i have to get public transport. Some of you are saying that people who dont need it get it, well want to trade lives? living in less fortunate family's, going to school in hand me down clothing, watching a parent slowly dying and no able to have more care because its so expensive? yes not all people on centerlink need the hand out but before you all go slogging off "all of us" please think about those IT WILL HELP

Fair enough, some people dont deserve this payout, but what about those who do? I am a single mum, my daughter is 6 months old. I cant afford to pay for child care or have someone on hand to babysit so that i can go back to work. We all know how expensive petrol and groceries are these days.. Even just to cover weekly expenses almost seems near impossible. So to have a little help so close to christmas is a really big blessing for some. For the families that are self sufficient and can provide addequetly for themselves, good on them.. Dont dwell on what your missing out on. Its the low income earners and single parents that struggle constantly. Take pride in the fact you dont need to rely on the Government to help you get by everyweek..

instead of complaining about what you don't have, think about what you do. the reason this country is going south is because people are too busy whinging about the fact that they don't have enough and why does that person have more? no matter how much or how little we have, there is always someone out there doing it a lot worse. just be grateful and maybe even give a little instead of constantly seeing yourselves as 'hard done by'.

My brother and his wife earn over 70,000 a year and they are getting the bonus for their 3 kids. I am disgusted that K Rudd hasnt thought this through, some people on income support do not need this payment.

I work for a company that deals with childcare payments from centrelink and I see how much support families earning over 100,000 a year are entitled to and it's a lot.

The gov need to re-think this plan and think about giving it to people to who earn under a certain amount a year, that way it's fair.

I don't care who I offend with my post, but income support is a support for struggling families. 50% of the families on income support are not struggling.

A line has to be drawn, and I'm afraid it never will, so the stuggling families will continue to struggle because of the people who don't need the support are taking up most of it.

Well I must say I am on both sides. Everyone should be treated equally in regards to the christmas cash bonus.

The people who seem to have more is because in most cases they got off their butt and worked hard for what they have today.

On the other hand some of us have been cut short of these opportunities because of the word that everyone is talking about....MONEY.

I am a stay at home mother and my husband is on a disability pension but is still out there working through supported employment.

YES it is tough financially and we don't have a savings account but we do have enough to pull us through, put food in the belly and clothes on our back.

So everyone out there should stop whingeing and be grateful for every little thing they have.

The economy is heading south is because people are becoming more and more money hungry.

So chin up and be proud of what you have. Who cares if Bob has a bigger TV or Bill has a flashier car. Its all about what you have worked for, not been handed.......

There doesnt really need to be a debate on the handout, it will come and go like any other payment most people get, the difference is what are you going to do with it? There are worse things in life, and before this announcement and bonus, everyone was coping..the difference is really in you..remember joy is not in things, it is in You..