FTB question for kids....

[mummydreamer]

at what age does your kid have to be for centrelink to stop paying you family tax benefit payments? cause i thought they stopped paying parenting payment after the your child turns 7....is the same age for FTB? my son turns 7 next year? i am getting FTB part A and B, is there an age limit on that?

sorry if someone has already answered this question

[Mum2Romone]

I think at 7 they expect ypu to look for work, but of course that would depends if you have younger kids or not... i thought it was until 16....

[mbear]

Well my DD is 7.5 and my payments havent differed. I get A & B. But like Romone says...i think it depends on other younger children. I thought it was till 16 too.....

[~Lashes~]

from what i know, once your youngest is in school, you are expected to look for work, and oncethey turn 16 they either find a job (hard to do if there still in school) or go on youth start payments. mil is trying to find work as her youngest is now in school, and fil just had to try get bil a after school job.
hope that helps.

[e_p]

FTB A can be paid up until a dependent child is 24. To receive FTB for a dependent child between ages 16-24, they must be a full time student and meet the child income test.

However, the rate of FTB drops SIGNIFICANTLY when the child turns 16 and most low income families will be better off claiming Youth Allowance for their child once they turn 16.

Recipients of Parenting Payment Partnered who were granted AFTER 01/07/2006 will not be entitled to PPP once their youngest child turns 6 years old and need to transfer to an alternative payment (for example, Newstart Allowance with part-time activity requirements like working, studying or looking for work).

Recipients of Parenting Payment Single who were granted AFTER 01/07/2006 will no longer be entitled to PPS once their youngest child turns 8 and need to transfer to an alternative payment (for example, Newstart Allowance with part-time activity requirements)

Recipients of Parenting Payment Partnered OR Parenting Payment Single who were granted PRIOR to 01/07/2006 can continue to receive Parenting Payment Partnered until their youngest child turns 16, but have part time activity test requirements once their youngest child turns 7.