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woman Nóra Dzsida and her husband were expecting their first child three years ago, it was an especially stressful time for the couple.
Immigration processing delays during the pandemic stretched out their waiting time from three to eight months, but the news, when it came, was good. It was with this in mind that Dzsida contacted Centrelink a few weeks ago to apply for the federal government's paid parental leave. Dzsida said her baby was due to be born on August 8, just 11 days before their two-year waiting period was up.With her baby very unlikely to be 11 days overdue, Dzsida will almost certainly miss out on the allowance of 18 weeks' pay at minimum wage - worth $14,600 - while her husband will be ineligible to receive $1600 in dad and partner pay.
The current waiting periods for migrants to access government benefits, which also include a four-year wait for Jobseeker, were implemented in January 2019 under legislative changes introduced by the Turnbull Coalition government. Under the proposed new law, the waiting period for Family Tax Benefit Part A would also increase from one year to four years, while Family Tax Benefit Part B would go from zero to four years.
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