your ftba will be backdated
baby bonus probably won't - it's paid in 13 equal installments starting on the date of first processing. it doesn't get backdated or paid in lumps sums like other payments.
ETA - sorry Jodi - with the changes that started everyone being paid baby bonus in installments, it all changed - it's no longer backdated.
i don't think it would go back lulu - there may be a way around it but given that the payments will still get made in the installments for an equal period, i don't believe it does.
it sucks that it doesn't go back, but the person doesn't miss out on anything - it just gets paid for 13 installments from now.
ftb and ppp will get back paid - it's just the baby bonus
you can't even change the day you get paid baby bonus to meet budgeting needs - it gets paid when it gets paid... not exactly a well thought out situation
i have read about a quarter of the info re the new paid parental leave and the holes in it are horrid. it's going to be nasty to implement, people are going to lose out in ways they don't realise. as much as it's a theoretical step forward for Australia, the way the policy is written, it really isn't going to help as many people as they make out. even the examples they've put on FAO website i can pick holes in - they haven't outlined the numbers equally for the BB vs PPL examples! it's very obvious that the people making the policies don't actually NEED these payments to survive cos they have no idea how they impact on REAL people.
I have an appointment today at my local branch (ie, not Sydney!) with instructions to 'just bring everything you can think of' and they'll allegedly sort out as much backpay as possible and get an emergency payment.
Not that it matters now, partner has his first full DSP payment today and I've just got the last two weeks rent so me not being paid isn't so critical for emergency payments, but no less annoying that I've got $250 from them in the last 3 weeks. I'm not working at the moment so my usual other source of income is completely missing. Going to be nice being able to go on a major shopping spree today - food!
The guy said I shouldn't have been cut off newstart until the new payment was processed. They cut me off it cold turkey, paid me a few days worth of it the next day, cut my FTA down and haven't sent me a cent since.
Still doesn't help we had several of the regular bills bounce because I was getting paid less than expected and we had to engage damage control, and my CC is almost maxed so I'm paying 20% interest instead of being able to use Real Money.
This screwup has put us a month behind in saving for the new house too. So much for getting the deposit together for Christmas. We need a savings record for the bank too ... so just one month longer with a baby in our bedroom thanks to Centrelink. He'd better still fit in the bassinet at 7 months. Blah.
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