Baby Bonus

[tjewell]

You can claim ppl before bub is born but not baby bonus

[Jess1889]

My friends isnt due until early March and she has already started getting payments as she has not been working

That's for paid parental leave. Baby bonus is different unfortunately.

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[MissJa]

Oh well fingers crossed they do it soon. Its hard being on one wage..... We decided that the baby bonus would be better for us because I worked for so long, 2 weeks before little miss arrived and we had saved money to tide us over. Grrrrr bloody government departments. Its been just over 3 weeks that I lodged the forms.

[Karatate]

I wondered the same thing as I lodged mine through medicare. I rang a week ago and they said a month it takes. My daughter is 5 weeks old now and still nothing. I have been ringing family assistance but am on hold for up to 15mins so I hang up. It's annoying as we need the $$ as we are back to one wage too!

[Chocolate All Gone Now]

I wondered the same thing as I lodged mine through medicare. I rang a week ago and they said a month it takes. My daughter is 5 weeks old now and still nothing. I have been ringing family assistance but am on hold for up to 15mins so I hang up. It's annoying as we need the $$ as we are back to one wage too!

Sadly 15 minutes is good for them...
Don't hang up, yeah it's a pain - but so much easier than waiting.

[Karatate]

Well was on the phone for 30mins waiting and finally got through this morning. Was told that now as claims department is in high demand it's up to 40days for a claim to be processed and then they will send a letter out.

[Chocolate All Gone Now]

Well was on the phone for 30mins waiting and finally got through this morning. Was told that now as claims department is in high demand it's up to 40days for a claim to be processed and then they will send a letter out.

Wow - has there been a baby boom lately?

[Jess1889]

In my experience I have received payment and then gotten a letter like a week later so keep checking. Also register for online services and your payment will show up a few days before it is due with the payment date

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