- Parental Leave Pay
- What can affect your payments
If you work on a day of Parental Leave Pay
Parental Leave Pay is paid for days when you’re not working.
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Centrelink online account help - Changing Parental Leave Pay days and shared days
How to add, change or remove Parental Leave Pay days and shared days.
- Parental Leave Pay
- Who can get it
Meeting the income test for Parental Leave Pay
To get Parental Leave Pay, you must meet an income test.
- Parental Leave Pay
- How to choose and share your days
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.
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).
- How to choose and share your days
- Exemptions to the limits of days
Exemptions to the limit for taking days of Parental Leave Pay at the same time
You and the other parent may be able to take more than the set number of Parental Leave Pay days at the same time.
- Who can get it
- Meeting the work test
Work test examples for Parental Leave Pay
You can meet the work test for Parental Leave Pay in a range of circumstances.
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Claim for Special Employment Advance form (SU514)
Use this form to claim a special employment advance.
- Asset types
- Gifting
How gifting can affect your payment
If you or your partner gift money, income or assets, we may assess it in your income and assets tests.
Deeming
Deeming rules are used to work out income from your financial assets. We add this to your other income and apply the income test to determine your payment rate.