DPB Current policy:
The recent policy changes have introduced that on the DPB, mothers will be required to start looking for part time jobs when the child turns 3 and full time jobs once the child turns 6. This would enable the mother to gain financial support for her child without the help of the father of her child. But this policy was highly criticized. The Ministry of social development contested that by working for 20 hours the mother could go off the benefit. Now, assuming that they were going for a job at the current minimum wage, what the MSD is effectively ...