What happens if we update your child support assessment while you get FTB Part A
If circumstances change for you or the other parent, we’ll update your child support assessment. This means your FTB payments may change too.
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.
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.
Information you’ll need to provide to claim Parental Leave Pay
Information you’ll need to provide to claim Parental Leave Pay.
Getting your Parental Leave Pay
In many cases your employer will deliver your Parental Leave Pay to you. Sometimes, we’ll pay you directly.
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).
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.
Payment choices for FTB
You can choose how you get Family Tax Benefit (FTB) if you claim it fortnightly.
How much Parenting Payment you can get
How much Parenting Payment you can get depends on your and your partner’s circumstances.
Income
Most types of income count in your income test. We use this and your assets test to assess if you can get a payment, and to calculate your rate of payment.