Urgh - i did the pre-claim too, then still had to do the paperwork, so toook it in to drop it off and some disgusting scrote TOUCHED my baby ew ew ew ew ew. I put sanitising gel on her hands, not great for her, but better than whatever that dropkick was trying to give her.
the pre claim is mostly for paid parental leave - there is a lot more processing involved as it needs to go through and, in a lot of cases, be paid via the employer - lots more data matching there
if additional info is needed, you are notified before the baby arrives so you don't need to do it after baby arrives (hence delaying claim) - but it doesn't put you ahead of anyone who didn't pre-claim in actually getting it processed
you don't actually need to do a claim online if you're just adding a child - as long as you are aware that you may need to provide verification of earnings if your estimate is over 60k for the six months after baby arrives - all you need to do is lodge the proof of birth!
oh yeah, it DOES save you having to spend time online when you have a precious baby to spend time with!
Last edited by briggsy's girl; December 20th, 2010 at 04:19 PM.
Either way, I hope the payment comes in quick. I got DS2's a LOT quicker than DS1's, but I also posted the paperwork off sooner too! (DS1 was about 3 weeks old when I decided to post in CL paperwork )
I think it is up to 21 normal days ... 3 weeks but that wouldn't include public holidays. I think they just process it as fast as they can so if there are a lot of people lodging forms at the same time, it would take longer. We have had anywhere from one week to three weeks when we have lodged ours with each of our kids.
You never know, the first payment of your baby bonus might still be in by Christmas
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