I just got the call back. She told me that its possible my FTB will be stopped until it's evened out. That's really not much help :/ Surely they won't stop it altogether if its only around $1000...

My assessment for each financial year has been over $5000. This payment will be just over $6000. So its a little higher than I should get for the financial year. But when I was being deducted for the same assessment amount I'm on now, it was around $40 a fortnight. That over a year is just over $1000. So maybe $1200 max with the extra $1000 I'll receive.

That could be paid in under 2 FTB payments... so would they stop my payments for say, 2 fortnights, or reduce it evenly for the next 8-10 weeks instead?? Which would probably be about $200 a fn wouldn't it?


Am I thinking about this the right way? Obviously these aren't exact amounts, but I'm not that far of base am I?? I was thinking of this as a way to get winter clothes & a much needed table & chairs, microwave & a few other bits & pieces... not if I need to live on it :/