Before the birth of your baby
There’s a lot of information about payments and services available to help you raise your child or children.
When your baby arrives
Use your Parent Pack to help finalise your pre-birth claim, make a new claim and enrol your baby in Medicare.
Confirm enrolment for Child Care Subsidy
Before we can pay you Child Care Subsidy (CCS), you need to confirm your child’s child care enrolment.
Disability Support Pension (DSP) if you’re permanently blind
Financial help and support if you’re permanently blind.
Unsubscribe from electronic messaging
If you don’t want to get electronic messages from us, you can unsubscribe at any time.
Independent for Youth Allowance through part time work or earnings for rural and remote students
You may be independent through work for Youth Allowance if you’re a student from a rural or remote area.
When you need an Employment Separation Certificate
If you or your partner stop work or change from full time to casual work, you may need to give us an Employment Separation Certificate.
Breaks from caring when you get Carer Allowance
You can still get Carer Allowance if you take a break from providing care or your care receiver is in hospital.
Breaks from caring when you get Carer Payment
You can still get Carer Payment if you take a break from providing care or the person getting care is in hospital.
What you must do to keep getting the Language, Literacy and Numeracy Supplement
There are some things you must do to keep getting the Language, Literacy and Numeracy Supplement.