$600 per child payment

[CathyS]

I haven't received the $600 per child payment from the govt yet this year. I thought I usually got it about june/july. Has anybody else got theirs yet or still waiting?

Sorry if this is the wrong forum..I couldn't figure out which one to use. It is a parent payment though.

Thanks
Cathy

[Antheia]

I haven't got mine yet but we only put our tax in 1.5weeks ago. So i expect we'll get it in a week or 2.

[Trillian]

Unless you are receiving a Parenting Payment, you will have to wait until your tax is completed and the ATO and the FTO cross reference their records.

[Astrolady]

Have you informed Centrelink or the Family Tax Office that you do not need to lodge a tax return ?? (if you haven't worked in the last year) You need to personally tell them. I was caught out with that last year.

Love

[katkins]

who is elligable for that payment??

[rurumummy]

Hi,

If you dont need to lodge a tax return and your on parenting payment you have to call them and tell them that you dont need to lodge.I was waiting for it and i didnt know i have to call and tell them so lucky i called nd asked about it.I will be getting mine on monday!!! yay.
Also this year its more than $600,i will be getting $914,not to sure why but i think there is a payment for both family tax benifit A and B.

[katkins]

hey guys, what is the criteria for it? Who is elligable? We only recieve FTBB and maybe I'm not.....?

[Trillian]

As far as i know, everybody should receive it Kerrie. It is simply a payment to help you pay off any debt you incur with the FAO and if you have no debt, you get the whole $600 per child.

[katkins]

ok, just rang ATO and people who get only FTB part B only get $300 (and something). That's only once DH has done his tax return and not per child (Grrrr, could have used that money. *L* Oh well, just have to send the kids off to work in the mines now hehe)

[Astrolady]

Yeah the $600 per child is for those that receive Family Tax Part A the $300 per family is for those that receive family Tax Part B. So if you receive both A & B you get both

Love

[visitor2]

Does it matter if you only get paid a small amount of part A ?
With DH changing his job this year we had to up his income and our payments where put on stop until now.

[Astrolady]

Nope it doesn't Michelle. You can receive either part or all of it to be eligible.

Love

[Jesswith6]

Wow.I checked the centrelink site and then broke the figure down ....out of my $3000(6 kids) I get a large family arrears payment of $1.16! Huge amount hey!

[Lea13]

OK Now I'm really confused. I need to lodge a tax return because I was working up until I had Em which was May. For Half of May and all of June I received the full amounts of FTB A & B. I have also received a letter saying they underpaid me on these amounts and they have since paid me the $112.

I am about to lodge my tax return - there is a baby bonus section in there but this is for $500 and for babies born before July 2004 - is this what people are referring too?? Do I qualify for the $600 or $300 payment?? And if so how do I go about claiming it?? Or is it part of my tax return? Hrmmmm... can you tell I'm a little confused!!!

Thanks guys!!

[rona]

You still recieve that $500 on top of your $600 until your child is 5 years old. I recieve it every year.

[Zee]

Last yr at tax time I only got part of the $600 cause I hadnt had DD for a yr so this yr I will the full $600.

I havnt worked at all since Oct 06 but I have paid abit of tax (when I was getting some PPP from centrelink) so do I lodge a tax return?

I have to lodge one for DH but his wont be ready for a few weeks so does that mean I wont get the $600 till DH does his tax?

[briggsy's girl]

no supplement payments (the $600) are generated til you've both done your tax return. if you've paid tax, and you want it back, you need to do a return. otherwise you notify ATO you're not lodging (i think if you've paid and you're not gonna claim it back it's called a nil return) - and then FAO that you won't be lodging

given that you've paid tax, and obviously have net connection ( ) - download e tax and fo your return - that will notify FAO of your income - and they you just have to nag DH to do his!

[~Raven~]

Yes because the tax office needs to check his taxable income to be sure there was no overpayment of FTB before the $600 is paid. As long as you don't end up with a FTB debt then you'll get it all. They will take anything owing out of that if need be.