Most viewed payments for Having a baby

1. Child Care Subsidy
2. How much you can 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.

1. Family Tax Benefit
2. What can affect your payment

Healthy Start for School health check

If your child is turning 4, they may need to have a health check. If they don’t, your Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A rate may reduce.

1. Managing your money
2. Most useful information

Claim for Special Employment Advance form (SU514)

Use this form to claim a special employment advance.

1. Employment income reporting
2. When to report

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.

1. Top payments
2. Parenting Payment

When you’ll get your first Parenting Payment

Parenting Payment is a fortnightly payment. We’ll tell you when your first payment is after we approve your claim.

1. Growing up
2. Most useful information

Time limits for claiming family payments

There are rules about when you can submit a claim. They are different depending on the type of payment. If you can’t claim within these timeframes, let us know.

Demerits and penalties for not meeting mutual obligation or participation requirements

Job seekers could get demerits and financial penalties for not meeting mutual obligation or participation requirements.

Income specific to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians

If you or your partner earn an income or someone gives you money from any source, you need to let us know.

1. Having a baby
2. When your baby arrives

Submit your claim if you didn’t do a pre-birth claim

If you didn’t do a pre-birth claim, you can start a claim after the birth of your baby.

Payment and Service Finder

An online tool to see what payments and services you may be eligible for.