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I appologise if there is already a post about this somewhere, but I wasn't able to find anything.
I was just wondering how to go about getting a HCC now that we are getting FTB parts A & B combined? And whether we would be eligable for it, as DF's income is variable from week to week, and he could earn anywhere between $45,000 and $50,000 per anum?
Thanks guys.
i think u need to earn under 42 k a year to get it. i think.. BG will pop in here no doubt and let u know.
yup:
the cut off for automatically receiving a HCC is somewhere around 42k combined so you're over that limit sorry
Thanks for that, I was just wondering about it as we had a HCC before Jaycen was born when DF was only earning 45k. At least now I know and I won't have to make a trip down the street lol Thanks heaps.
I think can you still apply for one BG?? Is it just that you only get it automatically under 42k??
yeah you can:
the income thresholds are on the centrelink website. the thresholds are on par with FTB though unless you have a HEAP of children. if you don't qualify for FTB HCC with two kids, you won't apply for a LIC manually processed
I stopped by my local centrelink office on a whim while down the street today and found out that the limit for a LIC with one child is approximately $6,200 over 8 weeks. DF and I are going to go through all of his payslips (we overestimated for the FTB in case he had a week where he earned more than normal, which happens occasionally) and figure out exactly how much he gets over 8 weeks.
Thanks for all your help BG :)
fwiw - the thresholds for a LIC on the guidelines your looking at work out to be LESS than the FTB thresholds - your partners income before tax is taken out has to be less than 6200 for 8 weeks, for the FTB card it's 6500. if he's earning 45k, at a guess, he's getting 6900. no tax deductions are taken into account for Low income card, whereas tax deductions are included in the FTB one:
not trying to stop you applying - just putting it out there for others that might read