tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936746.comments2023-10-16T18:43:33.353+11:00Diary of a Desperate HousoDHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05362720961660684331noreply@blogger.comBlogger284125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936746.post-83758650488626650052015-03-10T09:46:05.551+11:002015-03-10T09:46:05.551+11:00No unemployed or working poor person can afford to...No unemployed or working poor person can afford to get a boil that becomes infected and needs the dressing changed at the local GP's treatment room every day for two weeks! That's $84, possibly out of a single fortnightly pension. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936746.post-31593676110997981642014-09-11T20:55:35.907+10:002014-09-11T20:55:35.907+10:00Hi, i'm a little confused: firstly you wrote &...Hi, i'm a little confused: firstly you wrote " Albo took the wind out of her sails by accepting limited liability, (or was it "collective responsibility"?) for Slashing Sole Parents. By the afternoon, Bill Shorten had followed suit." Then, "But neither candidate mentioned exactly what they did to single mothers while they were still in power." So what did they actually admit to doing to single parents when in power?matildahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16169543847040658356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936746.post-9798847554993221492013-10-07T10:18:55.245+11:002013-10-07T10:18:55.245+11:00Shorten, in particular, was instrumental in shifti...Shorten, in particular, was instrumental in shifting sole parents from Parenting Payment to Newstart. Surely someone in his department told him that a high proportion were already working!Adele Horinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936746.post-84041327339475135492013-09-05T07:23:40.962+10:002013-09-05T07:23:40.962+10:00Just found your blog this morning, its refreshing!...Just found your blog this morning, its refreshing! I have 2 little girls, an MA from USYD and live in a large, ghetto style Balmain houso estate.. while i enjoy the very real community here in the estate im dismayed by the glaring economic inequality in the surrounding area and how our underclass status makes us so separate from other families at my daughters school. I have an almost constant sense of unworthiness and the feeling that I should have to justify our situation. Arrrggghhhh. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936746.post-55911205701662731052012-05-23T22:59:52.411+10:002012-05-23T22:59:52.411+10:00Oh alright then. With such an overwhelming respons...Oh alright then. With such an overwhelming response from DH's wide fan base, how can I refuse.DHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362720961660684331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936746.post-13029646873116065312012-05-23T18:00:16.505+10:002012-05-23T18:00:16.505+10:00no, no, no!! i love DH! let her in the back door....no, no, no!! i love DH! let her in the back door... sneak her a key... do what you can! please?phttp://travelstogether.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936746.post-74007704699898548592012-04-29T20:39:26.208+10:002012-04-29T20:39:26.208+10:00Shhh. Don't want to make a big deal out of it,...Shhh. Don't want to make a big deal out of it, but DH has been advised that HNSW doesn't want to know about her increased income till the annual rent subsidy review forms are sent out. Not often that the ordinary punter benefits from administrative chaos in a govt dept. You are all witnesses that DH has been trying to pay more rent since February, but has been thwarted at every turn.DHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362720961660684331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936746.post-73042855272318082912012-03-02T10:27:06.291+11:002012-03-02T10:27:06.291+11:00Go Wayne Swan!
Good to see you endorsing DH's...Go Wayne Swan!<br /><br />Good to see you endorsing DH's approach in the Monthly!<br /><br />Always pleased to give policy advice.DHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362720961660684331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936746.post-11030315321602196272011-11-01T15:52:40.565+11:002011-11-01T15:52:40.565+11:00I thought I'd hate it - being the only stuck-u...I thought I'd hate it - being the only stuck-up intelligent self-righteous educated tenant left in Housing - but in fact I loved it!<br /><br />I thought the script was way over the top and therefore a parody... that is until I heard that exact scenario at Surry Hills shops the following day.<br /><br />HahahahaJaxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936746.post-22028760674966580282011-10-24T16:25:54.412+11:002011-10-24T16:25:54.412+11:00Thanks you. Very good post.Unless they can offer a...Thanks you. Very good post.Unless they can offer a really compelling reason for users to come back, it will be the next Bebo, MySpaceEviction Defensehttp://www.dontwalkyet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936746.post-63180248521212025192011-05-12T16:22:32.107+10:002011-05-12T16:22:32.107+10:00This law is unfair for the tenants,
though there ...This law is unfair for the tenants, <br />though there is a bond between the tenants and the landlord but still the tenants have the right to their properties.Real Estate Guidehttp://www.real-peek.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936746.post-77552430957950502232011-01-31T11:01:33.508+11:002011-01-31T11:01:33.508+11:00One shameless plug deserves another, N.C. So I'...One shameless plug deserves another, N.C. So I've incorporated yours where it can be seen.DHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362720961660684331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936746.post-67297271678906173242011-01-31T10:46:00.709+11:002011-01-31T10:46:00.709+11:00Damn straight.... and it's still a marvellous ...Damn straight.... and it's still a marvellous unregulated adventure if you're a boarding house tenant :|ana australianahttp://flat7.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936746.post-56845086268286192892011-01-31T10:37:10.353+11:002011-01-31T10:37:10.353+11:00Thanks for the plug, DH... and now, please indulge...Thanks for the plug, DH... and now, please indulge me while I shamelessly give another: new fact sheets available at www.tenants.org.au.<br /><br />As always if you run into trouble, contact your local Tenants Advice & Advocacy Service (details also @ www.tenants.org.au)<br /><br />Cheers,<br />N.C.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936746.post-61602550624173590072011-01-27T23:37:29.974+11:002011-01-27T23:37:29.974+11:00And it's about to get worse. The National Rent...And it's about to get worse. The National Rental Affordability Scheme has had its funding capped, as part of the budget cuts Julia Gillard announced today in connection with the flood levy:<br /><br />http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-depth/queensland-floods/flood-victims-and-low-paid-to-be-exempt-from-flood-levy/story-fn7iwx3v-1225995437524Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936746.post-5072086449069673432011-01-27T21:41:52.626+11:002011-01-27T21:41:52.626+11:00PS. DH would not be caught dead watching anything ...PS. DH would not be caught dead watching anything owned by Rupert Murdoch... the very idea!!!DHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362720961660684331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936746.post-20456629458121660352011-01-27T21:40:15.380+11:002011-01-27T21:40:15.380+11:00Sorry if DH failed to explain clearly the purpose ...Sorry if DH failed to explain clearly the purpose of the budget: Let's put it this way. If you were unable to find a job despite your best efforts, and you had $235 a week to live on, how much would you spend after rent/mortgage on food, health, medications, phone, transport, gas, electricity, incidentals, insurance, etc. How long could you keep going? Is a human being who cannot find employment over a very lengthy period entitled to any leisure at all? <br /><br />Also, anyone reading your post may get the idea that you have inside knowledge that the writer of this blog is a drinker, smoker, pay TV sucker, or unemployed. Wrong on all counts. She is something even worse: a latte-quaffing chatterer.DHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362720961660684331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936746.post-86432378388136362552011-01-27T19:40:51.328+11:002011-01-27T19:40:51.328+11:00Sorry been busy at work helping people, it is our ...Sorry been busy at work helping people, it is our most frantic time of the year. <br /><br />I fail to see how preparing a budget relates in anyway to the comment I made. <br /><br />As I said and I stand by it, if you want pay TV, ciggies and alcohol over food, rent and bill paying, you need to be accountable for your choices, not the government, not the support agencies or anyone else. <br /><br />Simply... yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936746.post-13665355610690718122011-01-24T23:48:52.207+11:002011-01-24T23:48:52.207+11:00The Federal Labor government's Disability Job ...The Federal Labor government's Disability Job Network is another grubby can of worms being offered for consumption to the desperate and cash starved disabled. Would like to know how much these hangers on are being paid for each attendance by a DACSD, and what their success rate is in placing people in work.OUT IN THE OPEN, Sydney, NSW Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08025535476225807192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936746.post-75134213698338373362011-01-22T22:06:42.611+11:002011-01-22T22:06:42.611+11:00Hi again DH,
I hope you've read Adele Horan...Hi again DH,<br />I hope you've read Adele Horan's column in a sydney morning newspaper today, Sat 22nd Jan.<br /><br />She discussed the boost given to affordable housing given by the Nation Building Stimulis Plan, along with the increase in the price of bread that gentrification brings and other things.<br /><br />Unless or until she says otherwise, I consider it within the realm of possibility that her excellent piece was influenced by your blog article.<br /><br />I'm the same anonymous who said he was (seriously) grateful to be a tenant of Housing NSW.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936746.post-36271262881762299802011-01-19T10:30:42.171+11:002011-01-19T10:30:42.171+11:00We certainly are lucky to have won the housing lot...We certainly are lucky to have won the housing lottery. I shudder to think what life would be like in today's housing market. Housing economics is so complicated that despite having studied some economics units at Uni, I dont know enough to evaluate the proposals in the document. I hope our housing peaks are familiar with them.DHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362720961660684331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936746.post-37646985317089374622011-01-19T10:22:42.769+11:002011-01-19T10:22:42.769+11:00Hi DH,
Thanks for reminding me how lucky I am (ser...Hi DH,<br />Thanks for reminding me how lucky I am (seriously) to be a tenant of Housing NSW. As a man without children or an addiction I can afford to pay one quarter of my income in rent. I remember my past of months of sleeping on my sister's couch, the recurring threat of homelessness when accommodation had to be vacated due to my low wages in between periods on benefits. <br />The email after yours in my inbox was an e-letter from the New Economics Foundation in Britain. <br /><br />One of their recent publications download-able from it was a proposal of 408 KB for an alternative economics of housing in the UK. Its titled "One Million Homes." As our timid nation hasn't yet completed the swop over of doing everything the USA does instead of doing everything the UK does, some of the 'middle-flying' politically connected people you know might find their three proposals useful.<br /><br />One of the proposals could be similar to our National Rental Affordability Scheme (I don't know yet because I haven't read far beyond the introduction of their proposals yet.) Their Outline section proposes "Measures to increase landlords' operating margin: a tier of housing between existing social housing and the private sector."<br /><br />Their other two proposals mentioned in their Outline are:<br />1 Changes to capital gains tax and planning rules that help ensure more of the value created by planning decisions benefits taxpayers and tenants.<br /><br />2 Measures to reduce the cost of capital for new homes: bonds with returns linked to the retail price index and designed to allow housing benefit(?) to be paid directly to bond holders, combined with new financial structures...<br /><br />They end the Outline by saying these measures could deliver one million affordable homes (in Britain) built to low carbon standards over five years. They warn it does ... mean "standing up to vested interests."<br /> <br />With hopes for a constructive New YearAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936746.post-23117636829438870792010-12-23T07:55:07.356+11:002010-12-23T07:55:07.356+11:00It's entirely likely that Plibersek has reques...It's entirely likely that Plibersek has requested some time off for parenting, and good on her too.Chris Grealynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936746.post-35067919427321921352010-12-23T07:53:24.942+11:002010-12-23T07:53:24.942+11:00Good luck with trying to get the conservatives to ...Good luck with trying to get the conservatives to be polite and reasonable. They don't have it in themChris Grealynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13936746.post-31857576473265898542010-12-13T09:55:56.908+11:002010-12-13T09:55:56.908+11:00Dear Anonymous,
If you could prepare a Household B...Dear Anonymous,<br />If you could prepare a Household Budget for a single person on Newstart of $235 pw I wd be very pleased to publish it.DHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05362720961660684331noreply@blogger.com