your regular payment should be around 550 a fortnight
if you're working at all, you'll get less depending on how much you've earned
if you're paying back an overpayment, you'll have that deducted
once a quarter you'll get a telephone allowance (around 22)
if you have any bills being paid from your payment, that will come out before you get paid
if you've had an advance payment, that will be deducted from your payment each fortnight
as a single parent, you don't get utilities allowance
with the FTB, if you're entitled to rent assistance, it will lbe paid with your FTB
if you've had an FTB advance, this will be deducted each fortnight
if you're entitled to maintenance (even if it's not being paid by the father) it can still impact and reduce your payments
if you have had a change to maintenance assessment, it will read that you've potentially been overpaid at the start of the year and is adjusting so that you don't end up with a debt
i would suggest you look at your letters that you've received to see about deductions or add on's - if it doesn't make sense, call c'link for further advice
Thanks, Lulu and BG. It's all a bit of a headache but I think i've figured it out. I recieved a payment advance a couple of months ago that I forgot about so I think what's happened is that they're not taking a regular amount out each fortnight, which would explain why my parenting payment is always different. The chick on the phone today said that I am actually recieving the full amount of FTB with my rent assistance on top of it, which is . . . 3 dollars LMAO! I was receiving more rent assistance before so that's probably why my payment decreased; I thought they would be seperate payments but aparently my rent assistance gets paid with my FTB (and for some reason I get more that way??) I don't get child support unfortunately grr
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