Baby bonus and FTB payments - when they commence after birth.

[HotI]

Mine was Jan last year, and there was a backlog for some reason then too.

[briggsy's girl]

Honestly, since the Floods-cyclone in 2011, there has been a lot of stuff going on in terms of emergencies (or high call volume) which stops the processing teams actually processing. It's as frustrating for staff as it is for customers when there is a backlog and we can't clear it. Possibly moreso given we deal with many of these cases each day. Very frustrating situation for all involved!

[luna moth]

9 weeks and 12 weeks here. But me having a baby seems to cause natural disasters, particularly flooding.

Should BB and FTB come in at the same time? Last baby I remember they didn't. This one I don't know, need to check my online letters.

[briggsy's girl]

they will start at the same time - first payment should be same day - but after that, your ftb will align with your normal ftb payment, and bb will be paid fortnightly from the date it was granted (so they may not be on the same day)

[RockingBaker]

7 weeks with DS2. It was only 2 weeks with the triplets though.

[DaintreeDream]

Do they backpay the BB to when the baby was born if it takes 7 weeks?

I really need a new pram, would have loved to buy one before baby arrives but I have to wait for the BB.

[chody47]

I'm pretty sure they back pay it to whenever you wanted you start date to be.