- Raising kids
- Having a baby
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.
- Top payments
- Parental Leave Pay
How to claim Parental Leave Pay
You can complete these steps to claim Parental Leave Pay. Before you start, check if you can get it.
- Who can get it
- Meeting the work test
Self-employed parents work test for Parental Leave Pay
You may still meet the work test for Parental Leave Pay if you’re self-employed.
Mutual obligation requirements
Mutual obligation requirements are tasks and activities you agree to do while you get some payments from us. Penalties may apply if you don’t meet them.
Working Credit
Lets you keep more of your income support payment and benefits if you're working.
- Death of a loved one
- Most useful information
Advice of death form (SA116)
Use these forms to advise us of the death of an adult or child. We’ll use these details to update records with Medicare, Centrelink and Child Support.
What are immunisation requirements
Your child must meet immunisation requirements if you get Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A or child care fee assistance.
Superannuation
Superannuation is a long term savings structure to help fund your retirement.
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.
Residence descriptions
You usually need to be an Australian resident or hold a specific visa type to get a Centrelink payment or concession card.