For a child born or adopted before 1 July 2023, you can get it for up to 18 weeks, which is 90 payable days. It will include both:
- a continuous Paid Parental Leave period of up to 12 weeks which is 60 payable days
- 30 Flexible Paid Parental Leave days.
From 1 July 2024 Parental Leave Pay is $915.80 per week, which is $183.16 a day before tax.
When your payment starts depends on when you claim. Read more about payment start dates.
You can get Parental Leave Pay before, during or after any paid or unpaid employer funded leave. This includes all of the following:
- maternity or parental leave
- annual leave
- long service leave.
Parental Leave Pay is a taxable Centrelink payment. Read about paying tax on your payment.