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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.

Asset types

Assets are property or items you or your partner own in full or part, or have an interest in. They can affect your payment.

Working Credit

Lets you keep more of your income support payment and benefits if you're working.

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).

  1. Having a baby
  2. As your baby grows

Accessing child care

Find out what payments and services are available to help when your family uses child care.

  1. Parental Leave Pay
  2. How to choose and share your days

Choose how to take your Parental Leave Pay

You can decide how to use your Parental Leave Pay days.

Parental Leave Pay counted as income

We treat Parental Leave Pay as taxable income. This means it counts in your income test for payments from us.

  1. Parental Leave Pay
  2. Who can get it

Exceptional circumstances for Parental Leave Pay

If you become the primary carer of a child because their parent or parents can’t care for them, you may get Parental Leave Pay.

  1. Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement
  2. Who can get it

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.

  1. Top payments
  2. Parental Leave Pay

How to manage your Parental Leave Pay

If you or your partner get Parental Leave Pay, you have options and obligations to meet.

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