Baby Bonus

[LeslieSmith]

Just wondering if anyone can tell me how much you receive with the baby bonus per fortnight and how many fortnights.

Thanks

[briggsy's girl]

13fn 385 per fn

[Mummy2Lilly]

Originally Posted by briggsy's girl

13fn 385 per fn

You bet me to it. But on the 13th payment you recieve 380.00

[briggsy's girl]

haven't hit the last payment yet so figured near enough! lol

[Mummy2Lilly]

Originally Posted by briggsy's girl

haven't hit the last payment yet so figured near enough! lol

lol.. The only problem we found was you get so use to having that 385 in your account every fn. Knowing we was putting it in dd's account you get so use to it. and then when it stops its like where that go? LOL

[shell1]

Originally Posted by Mummy2Lilly

lol.. The only problem we found was you get so use to having that 385 in your account every fn. Knowing we was putting it in dd's account you get so use to it. and then when it stops its like where that go? LOL

Yeah thats what i was already thinking ,im doing budgets for when bubs is born and i keep adding that payment in when i shouldnt as i wont last forever.

oh i wish it could lol

[Vixstar]

Is the baby bonus fortnightly now??????

[Jodi]

yep Vix, sure is, for 6 months.

[1stTimeMumma88]

I prefer it to be paid fortnightly that way it can't be blown on useless crap, even though i would not let it be. And because it will get paid over 6 months means ill be covered for money for bub until i got back to work.

[**Sunshine**]

Ahhh all the fun stuff that i will find "sometime" somewhere to do LOL

PS: Loving the new ticker trying4baby!

[leesa]

$380?

Why am I getting paid more?? Does it change State to State?

We certainly aren't getting any other payments, we aren't eligble....I get paid $399 fortnightly.

[Jodi]

yep, it should be $390 p/f for 6 months ($5185 / 13) as per Centrelink website. So what you're getting leesa is correct.
Baby Bonus - payment rates

[leesa]

Ta Jodi, I would assume it be right - but I was thinking of calling them to make sure I wasn't being paid something I'm not entitled to, would hate to have to pay it back!

[cazzie07]

Hey Ladies,

I am having twins.... I know I get double the bonus but do you think I would be able to space it out over a year??? or get a payment weekly instead of every f/n???

[cazzie07]

Hey Ladies,

I am having twins.... I know I get double the bonus but do you think I would be able to space it out over a year??? or get a payment weekly instead of every f/n???

[briggsy's girl]

you'll get your baby bonus (both installments) together fortnightly over six months. the only way to not do this would be to not register one baby until six months down the track - and therefore not getting ftb for that baby either until you register it.

you will get both ftb and bb fortnightly - you will initially get both payments same day but you can ask to have your ftb payment moved to the opposite week (you can't change what day baby bonus payments are received)

[smithy]

oh thank you for this info its good to no ,i sorta new anyway but good to know how much ill actually get,im going to put mine into a seperate account and save it hopefully...yeh rite.

[Teagz]

Wow, i'm glad I stumbled across this... I was under the impression that it was just under 200 bucks a fn. We're planning on saving it all and using it to help with mortatge repayments during winter when DH's hours go down a bit - longer I can stay on matleave the better!!