So confused. DF and I are changing roles & apparently payments

[briggsy's girl]

ftba and b, ccb, ccr and rent assistance stay on your file under your name - they are a family payment and it is a BIG mistake to change them to the other party - end of year becomes messy

the parenting partnered is an additional support payment for low income families
it will mean that your OH is deemed primary carer of your kids (sounds like you're planning this) and you will get some extra funds to counter your lower incomes
if your income goes up, your ppp goes down
the first 780ish YOU earn doesn't impact HIS ppp, then the more you earn the less he gets, to about 1500 per fn before tax

while he is on PPP, your ftb a will go to maximum rate (it won't be income tested anymore), your child care will got to maximum rater, your rent assistance will go to maximum rate, and you'll have a health care card, irrespective of your income estimate (add-on's)

when you DO go back to work, you can have up to 6 fortnights in a row of your income being above that limit and him getting no ppp before you lose the "current" status and all the add-on's

the first 62 (from memory) that he earns doesn't impact payment, and then it starts to reduce payment



if your incomes are low, this would be my suggestion, especially seeing you are going back to work soon. this is what DH and I have done on my return to work - our pp cancels soon (christmas eve) but it's given us a bit of a boost to help through the hurdles and it's been a huge safety net cos our incomes were all over the place for a while

[e_p]

what BG said - and yes, unfortunately you DO need to fill in the Parenting Payment Partnered Partner Details form...should be purple with a yellow banner.

[AliBaby]

Thanks so much for your responses.

I have only just seen them.

BG- You are so wonderful how you explain everything. I think maybe the best thing for us to do is make an appointment to go into the CL office together as DF is not great at passing info on to me. I am glad to know I will stillget FTB and CCB and CCR to me.

So if I am going to earn over $1500 a f/n then he wont get any payment?

first 780ish YOU earn doesn't impact HIS ppp, then the more you earn the less he gets, to about 1500 per fn before tax

Also do they look at my salary over the entire financial year or just from when we apply?

Looking at this we should have applied months ago for Parenting payment as I have been earning under $1500 a f/n for the last year with DF not working or earning very little.

EP- Better get all my info out to fill in the forms! I hate forms but at least next week I am on holidays.

[e_p]

income for Parenting Payment is assessed fortnightly - what you've earned already in the financial year will not affect your entitlement. Your DP will need to attend an appointment at an office to have the claim assessed - if you've signed all of the paperwork, you don't need to attend but it's helpful if you do. You'll need to take 100 points of id for both of you, bank statements for all accounts, payslips for both of you, and that partner details form. If you're renting take your lease and if you have shares/properties/investments etc you will need to provide documents for those. Good luck!!!!

[Pretty Butterfly]

Just ignore me.. baby brain!!! lol

[Indadhanu]

Yep thats what happened to us beginning of this year, changed roles and I think a section of the amazon was deforested to deal with all of the paperwork we had to fill out!!!! As BG said, don't change the FTB or anything like that, because it's applied to the family so it doesn't matter about whose name it is in.

Then way it works out, any income you earn over $800 a FORTNIGHT reduces the parenting payment by $0.60 for each dollar your income is over $800. Up until about $1500 and then you aren't eligible for PPP. But you can still remain eligible for other payments because they all have different criteria. And he has to report each fortnight, rather than giving an estimate for the whole year.

Not sure what you mean Jodie, only one person in a couple can get Parenting Payment for a child. But if you or your partner are on another payment (and obviously eligible for a payment) and not earning, then your partner would get full PPP I think.


Good luck

[Pretty Butterfly]

Partner does not get a pension

For maximum payment, your income must be no more than $62 per fortnight, and your partner's income no more than $800 per fortnight.
Your income reduces your payment by 50 cents for each dollar between $62 and $250, and by 60 cents for each dollar above $250 per fortnight.
Your partner's income up to $800 per fortnight has no effect. Income over this limit reduces your payment by 60 cents for each extra dollar.
A part payment* may be payable if you meet all the following conditions:
your income is less than $800 per fortnight, and
your partner's income is less than $1,506.67 per fortnight, and
your combined income is less than $1,600.00 per fortnight.
* These figures may be higher if you are eligible for Pharmaceutical Allowance or Rent Assistance


Makes sense to me now too....

Just wondering BG, if you dont change the other payments to your partners name, like FTB etc, how do you say that hubby is primary carer and can get this payment?
Is it as simple as saying "He is the primary carer now" to C/L?? I couldnt find anything on it....