yup! still payable once your taxes are done. the system calculates whether you've been paid the correct ftb through the year (so if you over/underestimated etc) and then will work out what is owed to you. if you correctly or overestimated, you'll get around $667 per kidlet for ftba, and, if you qualify for fttb, $324 per family. they're known as supplements

also, if you've over estimated, you'll get a top up, underestimated, some or all of those supplements will be used to counter the debt - if you have a previous year FTB debt, it will also be paid before you see your supplements.

it's only payable once both of you have done your tax. if you're not lodging a tax return, you need to let FAO know what your earnings (if any) have been. if you're single, have been single the whole year, and on an income support payment for more than 300 days, your supplements will automatically be processed (just thought i'd throw that in in case a single person is reading and wondering!)

hope that helps

BG