how long does the baby bonus take to recieve?

[december]

Hi, does anyone know how long it takes for the baby bonus of $5k to come thru once the forms are submitted etc. thanks

[PinkPalace]

I think it is different for every town it is lodged.
I know it only took me 3 days with DD but i have heard people waiting up to 6 weeks

[[M]umma[M]ia]

i was told up to 6 weeks. but i havent heard it taking more than 2.

[Arimeh]

I think ours took about 3 or 4 weeks after I had submitted the forms

[december]

i am in melbourne, so i hope its quick. ta

[Deltadawn]

I was suprised by how quickly it did come through. I think it was about 2 weeks.

[Trillian]

If you are already in their 'system' and recieving benefits of any sort form them, then it is usually quicker, but if you are new to Family Assistance/Centrelink, then it can take a little longer.

[Karina]

Ours took 4 weeks from when I submitted the for to when I recieved the money. There was a long weekend (Easter) in the middle of that, and thats always a bit of a write off in terms of getting anuthing done.