the MIA, as it currently stands, will cease to exist on July 1 (pending passage of the changes through parliament) - so there will be no further MIA payments after that date

if your child qualified for MIA for either the 18 month or 4 year immunisation prior to june 30, it will still be paid. Feeb, this does not mean getting your DS immunised early will get you the payment - yes, he will be immunised/vaccinated but he won't have met the other part of the qualification (the age related rules)

Clover, if your DD is only just 18months, and your DS is between 4 and 4y3m, i would assume it is for your DS, and another installment would be due for your DD soon. you should have received (or will shortly receive) a letter about the one of payment explaining who it is for. generally, data matching for the 18 month installment starts happening at 19months (hence my assumption that the payment is for your son)

i was just about to refer to the previous thread that Astrid mentioned. essentially MIA will cease - instead of having a monetary incentive that is deemed tiny in comparison to other entitlements (what's $129 compared to the supplements that people receive at tax time?) - essentially in the year your child turns 1, 2 and 5 (from memory - it may be 4!) if your child is not up to date with vaccinations (OR on an approved catch up plan OR have a conscientious objection in place, registered with the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register - ACIR), your payment of ftba supplement (currently approx 726 per child) will not be paid for that child. so i guess it's going to be a penalty for those who forget or choose NOT to follow through (with vaccination or registering conscientious objection/catch up plan) rather than the perceived "reward" that MIA is currently