Centrelink said they will pay me Newstart until April. Should I wait till then to get Parent payment?

Thanks for your info

Pip
when the babies are born you'll get paperwork to apply for FTB - with that, you have to make a phonecall to give them info as part of the application - you will have to apply for PPs during that call. what they are saying is they'll pay you as late as april (your EDD if you went to 40 weeks) - but as soon as they arrive, you will have to apply

PPS is a bit over 550 a fortnight. as a single person (max rate - asset dependent), FTBB will be around 128 a fortnight, FTBA between 48 and 150 per baby per fortnight depending on child support. you may also get rent assistance

go to centrelink website - Centrelink - select online services on left hand side, scroll down to online estimators - it will go through and give you the option to estimate child support as well as your entitlement from c'link.