What was the total dollar value of the Family Tax Benefit payments claimed through the respective payment methods?
Centrelink records show that 1,937,047 customers successfully claimed Part A and 1,358,413 customers successfully claimed Family Tax Benefit Part B as fortnightly payments. It is estimated that a further 80,688 customers have successfully claimed Family Tax Benefit through the tax system in respect of 2000-01. b) As noted above, Centrelink records show that 1,937,047 customers received Family Tax Benefit Part A and 1,358,413 customers received Family Tax Benefit Part B as fortnightly payments. c) Australian Taxation Office records show that 77,688 customers have so far been paid lump sum claims for Family Tax Benefit through the tax system and it is estimated that around 3,000 customers received Family Tax Benefit as reduced tax withholdings. d) During 2000-01, $10.1 billion in fortnightly FTB payments was paid by Centrelink. During 2001-02, a further $0.2 billion has been paid out by Centrelink in respect of 2000-01 entitlements. The Australian Taxation Office has paid out a further $
