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.
Meeting the work test for Parental Leave Pay
To be eligible for Parental Leave Pay, you need to meet the work test.
Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement if you adopt a child
If you're adopting a child, you may be eligible for Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement.
How much Parental Leave Pay you can get
Parental Leave Pay is based on the national minimum wage.
How to manage your Parental Leave Pay
You have options and obligations for Parental Leave Pay.
Activities that count as work for Parental Leave Pay
To get Parental Leave Pay, you need to know what’s included in the work test.
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.
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).
Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement if you have a baby
If you have a baby, you may be eligible to get Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement.
Payment options for Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement
We’ll pay these to you based on your payment choice for Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A.