Who can get Baby Bonus?
Baby Bonus is a one-off payment to help with the extra costs of a new baby or adopted child.
You may get Baby Bonus if:
you have a newborn baby or start caring for a newborn child within 13 weeks of the child's birth and are likely to continue to have care for no less than 13 weeks, or
In the case of adoption the child must come into your care before two years of age. In the case of international adoptions, the child must have entered Australia before two years of age, or
you have a stillborn child or a child who dies shortly after being born, and
you were eligible for Family Tax Benefit Part A (excluding the income test) within 13 weeks of the child's birth or of the child being entrusted to your care, and
where you are the natural parent, you have notified the Family Assistance Office within 26 weeks of the birth that you have registered the newborn with the state/territory registry of births. (This requirement does not apply to children born overseas, stillbirths or neo-natal deaths.)
Please Note: to be paid Baby Bonus, you must claim through the Family Assistance Office:
within 26 weeks of the child's birth or of the child being entrusted to your care.
You must register your child's birth with the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registry in your state or territory to be eligible for Baby Bonus.
In the case of an international adoption you must claim within 26 weeks of the child entering Australia where the child’s entry to Australia is part of the adoption process, or
within 26 weeks of the child coming into your care where the child does not enter Australia as part of the adoption process. You cannot get this payment through the tax system. |