Does baby bonus automatically get paid to the parent receiving parenting payment?

[Chrispe]

Yes it goes to parent with PPP. (I'm receiving it at the moment myself).

[briggsy's girl]

PPP doesn't make any difference to who get it - it goes to whoever you nominate on the form (which, if you are in receipt of FTB, i would STRONGLY suggest you be the one to fill out the paperwork from the hospital in your name - it's messy otherwise!)

[RockingBaker]

Yeah I plan on filling it out ASAP for DH to take in. Poor DH just came off Youth Allowance, has to go in to organise his Newstart on Tuesday and DS2 will be born Friday so he'll have to go back in to change to PPP. Centrelink will be sick of him

[The[cookie]Doctor]

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[briggsy's girl]

No doubt hell be sick of being in their too

Can I ask why he isn't claiming ppp for one of the girls? Trying to think. If you are on carer payment for your DS he could still claim ppp for the girls. No need for him to go youth to newstart to ppp. Unless you are getting carer payment for all four kids but I thought it only your ds.

[RockingBaker]

DH isn't on the birth cert for the trio. DS2 will be the first living child of our marriage ITMS

[briggsy's girl]

Doesn't matter hun. Step parents can claim ppp. It doesn't have to be a bio child.

[RockingBaker]

Are you serious? I was under the impression he couldn't claim if they weren't bio kids. Thank god DH can call them Monday and get the ball rolling
Thanks BG