What can affect your Family Tax Benefit
The amount of Family Tax Benefit you get will depend on your family income and circumstances.
Employment Services Assessments
If you need help finding a job, we'll assess the impact of your barriers to work including disability, illness or injury.
Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement if a child comes into your care
If a child comes into your care, for example, through foster care, you may be eligible for Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement.
Immunisation medical exemptions
You may be able to get an exemption from having a vaccine if there is a valid medical reason.
How we assess granny flat interests
You need to tell us the value of the granny flat interest so we can assess if this affects your payments.
Family Tax Benefit when your child is 16 to 19 or stops studying
When your child turns 16 or stops studying after they turn 16, your Family Tax Benefit (FTB) may change.
Set up Centrepay deductions
It’s easy to set up Centrepay deductions.
Scheduled reporting
If you need to report your employment income, it’ll usually be every 14 days, on a date we tell you. We call this scheduled reporting.
When to report your income to Centrelink
If you’re getting an income support payment, we’ll tell you when you need to report any other income you get.
Examples to help you understand your Child Care Subsidy
Understand how we work out your Child Care Subsidy rate using your income and the number of children in your care.