Centrelink Loan?

[~clover~]

that's not actually quite correct clover. The $500 loan is on a person's income support payment (e.g. parenting payment, newstart, austudy...or $1000 per year on Age pension, DSP and Carer's payment) once every 12 months if the person has no outstanding debts with Centrelink and is repaid automatically at $38.50 per fortnight for 13 fortnights. The FTB advance payment is available from January and July and the maximum is approx $360-$380 - the amount decreases after each fortnight has elapsed after the qualification date (1st Jan or 1st July). You are correct about setting up the FTB loan to pay automatically with your first FTB payment after 1st of Jan and 1st of July. The $500 advance from your income support payment must be applied for every 12 months via web, phone, or in person.

I've always been told you can choose to have the FTB one either every 12 months at the full amount on Jan 1st, or every 6 months on 1st Jan & 1st july for the halved amounts.
I've actually had it paid in the full amount a few years ago. Seperate to my parenting payment advance.

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I've always been told you can choose to have the FTB one either every 12 months at the full amount on Jan 1st, or every 6 months on 1st Jan & 1st july for the halved amounts.
I've actually had it paid in the full amount a few years ago. Seperate to my parenting payment advance.

Maybe that used to be the case but it is no longer. From the Centrelink website:

"From 1 July 2010, if you receive fortnightly payments of Family Tax Benefit Part A, or both Family Tax Benefit Part A and Part B, you may be eligible to receive part of your payment in advance as a lump sum.

When you apply for a Family Tax Benefit advance payment, you will be able to choose to receive either a one-off or a continuous advance payment. A continuous advance payment is paid automatically to you at the start of each 6-month advance payment period, providing all qualification criteria are met. The standard advance payment periods are 1 January to 30 June, and 1 July to 31 December.

The amount of your Family Tax Benefit advance payment may vary depending on when you apply during the advance payment period. Your ongoing Family Tax Benefit payments will be reduced to repay the advance payment you will receive.

You can only receive 1 advance payment in any 6-month period.

To be eligible to apply for a Family Tax Benefit advance payment, you must be receiving Family Tax Benefit Part A. If you only receive Family Tax Benefit Part B, you will not be eligible.

If you have an outstanding Centrelink debt, you will not be eligible for the Family Tax Benefit advance payment until your outstanding debt has been paid. Once you have repaid your outstanding debt, you will be able to make an application for the Family Tax Benefit advance payment."

[Just Me]

Cupcake - I'm sorry to hear about your DP's work. That really sucks!

If a loan isn't going to cover it, has he looked into temp work over the two weeks? Lots of removalists are looking for people to load and unload trucks at this time of year. There are a few recruitment agencies that he can put his name down with that organise temp work for companies that request it and they usually send out temps to the removalists. I know it's not such a great option but it's something to look into if you are desperate.

I hope you can figure something out. Huge

[~clover~]

Ah, ok. Thanks, I'll remember that.

[Cupcake]

The two weeks has been & gone thanks JM, he worked at the factory the whole time! So lucky! Now the factory wont send him back to the shop coz he's such a good worker

Now we need to find $$ to fix our newly broken car....

Thanks for all the loan info too girls xo

[Just Me]

Should have checked the date at the top of the thread.

I'm glad that it worked out for you as far as him working two weeks. Sucks about the car though - I read your other thread about the dodgy mechanic. Grr to him!

[briggsy's girl]

the ftb advance equates to 26is dollars paid back each fortnight, between date of grant and either 30 jun for first half of year or dec 31 for second half. everyone who qualifies for ftba at atleast base rate may qualify (provided no overpayments)

the other advance (income support) is a maximum of $500 for allowees (parenting/newstart/youth/students), minimum of 250, can be paid in 2 installments (if you choose) and is paid back over 13 fortnights. can only get this once per year. if your payment is reduced due to income or assets, your maximum amount will be less. if your advance amount isn't at least 250, you will be refused an advance

for pensioners (aged, disabilty, carers - NOT parenting single), the maximum amount varies and equates to about 3 weeks worth of entitlement. at the moment, for partenered peeps it's about 775 (paid back at 59.60 a fn for 13 fn's), for single about 1025 (give or take - paid back at 77-78ish per fn). there is much more flexibility with this advance and this amount can be advanced every six months (providing the person qualifies of course).

glad to hear your OH got work JM - hope you can find a resolution to the car dramas soon