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MIA is a flat rate amount. It is paid either at half the prevailing rate at the date the claim is granted or at the full rate prevailing at the date the claim is granted, depending on whether the applicant is eligible for a half-amount payment or full payment of MIA.
Effective from 1 July 2011, the current full rate of MIA is $258.00 per child. The half-amount payment rate is $129.00.
MIA is subject to annual indexation on 1 July and will next be indexed on 1 July 2012.
Act reference: FAAct section 67 Amount of MIA
MIA is paid in 2 separate amounts to most claimants after eligibility is established. This normally occurs when the child has met the immunisation requirements after 18 months but before 2 years of age for the first payment and after 4 years of age but before 5 years of age for the second payment. For children adopted from outside Australia who enter Australia on or before their third birthday, the first amount can be paid if the child has met the immunisation requirements after 18 months but before 4 years of age.
For parents of children adopted from outside Australia, where the child entered Australia after their third birthday, a full-rate payment can be made when the child has met the immunisation requirements after the 18 month anniversary but before the second anniversary of the child's arrival in Australia.
Policy reference: FA Guide 1.2.3 Maternity Immunisation Allowance (MIA) - Description, 2.5.2 MIA Eligibility & Claiming Provisions - Transitional Arrangements for Children Adopted from Outside Australia, 4.5.1 Claims for Baby Bonus & MIA, 4.5.3 Payment of Baby Bonus & MIA
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Last reviewed: 1 July 2011
