Sharing your Parental Leave Pay for a child born or adopted from 1 July 2023
You may share some or all your Parental Leave Pay for a child born or adopted from 1 July 2023 with another parent.
Claiming timeframes for Parental Leave Pay for a child born or adopted from 1 July 2023
You need to claim within the timeframes to get Parental Leave Pay for a child born or adopted from 1 July 2023.
Your family income estimate for family assistance payments
We use your family income estimate to work out how much family assistance to pay you. This includes Family Tax Benefit (FTB) and Child Care Subsidy (CCS).
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.
Exemptions to the limits of Parental Leave Pay days
You need to tell us if you have an exemption to the limits on Parental Leave Pay days.
If you work on a day of Parental Leave Pay for a child born or adopted from 1 July 2023
Parental Leave Pay for a child born or adopted from 1 July 2023 is paid for days when you’re not working.
Meeting the income test for Parental Leave Pay for a child born or adopted from 1 July 2023
To get Parental Leave Pay for a child born or adopted from 1 July 2023, you must meet an income test.
Getting your Parental Leave Pay for a child born or adopted from 1 July 2023
In many cases your employer will deliver your Parental Leave Pay for a child born or adopted from 1 July 2023 to you. Sometimes, we’ll pay you directly.
Choose how to take your Parental Leave Pay for a child born or adopted from 1 July 2023
You can decide how to use your Parental Leave Pay days for a child born or adopted from 1 July 2023.
Advance payment
You may get part of your income support payment or Family Tax Benefit (Part A) early. This is an advance payment. You pay it back later out of your payments from us.