Do you have to apply each year for FTB?

[Mummy_AllyK]

You don't normally, however if you stopped receiving it due to estimate you will have to change your estimate

[briggsy's girl]

If you have received CCB and ccr back already it sounds like your ftb was cancelled due to higher income so you'd likely have to apply for last years ftb as a lump sum claim, as CCB and ccr won't reconcile until your taxable income has been received by fao

[Rowellen]

Thank you all. I have lodged a claim online so hopefully that will sort it out.

[Doing my best]

If you have received CCB and ccr back already it sounds like your ftb was cancelled due to higher income so you'd likely have to apply for last years ftb as a lump sum claim, as CCB and ccr won't reconcile until your taxable income has been received by fao

So, can I just ask, if we didn't receive any FTB at all through the financial year, and were intending to claim at end of financial year if we were entitled to it, we would have to lodge an application? We lodged our tax returns and received CCB and CCR automatically, and going by this years calculator (with last years figures), I think we should get a small amount of FTB. I just assumed it was automatic, but reading this, I am thinking it might not be. We have received it in the past before my DH changed to higher paying job, just set our estimates high last year so we didn't get overpaid. I will call centrelink if need be, just don't like taking the time from someone else who really needs it if I don't need to.

Rowellen - sorry for hijacking.. But it seemed pointless in starting a new thread..

[briggsy's girl]

If your CCB and ccr have reconciled on actual income, and nothing has happened with ftb, then chances are you have to lodge a claim for te previous financial year. I would suggest doing it rather than calling up. It takes a few minutes online to lodge it. And if you have already been reconciled for last year, the person checking it only has to generate a quick letter explainining it. Much quicker (for you) to do it this way

[Rowellen]

No probs DMB. It seems like you are in a very similar situation to me. I applied online about 3 weeks ago but haven't heard anything yet. It was really easy and quick but I just don't know if it worked. I'm not desperate for the money just now though so I'll wait out the 6 weeks and see what happens. Will let you know when I hear back.

[sweetpea678]

I lodge mine online, waited 6 weeks, and hear nothing called up to see if everything went through. The lady on the put me through t another lady who worked in the area for processing it, and she did it straight away.

So if you lodge and don't hear anything after 6 weeks call up.