Most viewed payments for Separated parents

1. Who can get it
2. Residence rules

Newly arrived resident's waiting period

If you’ve recently arrived as a resident in Australia, you may have to wait to get payments or concession cards.

1. How to manage your payment
2. Report your income

Employment income reporting

We need to know the gross employment income you and your partner get so we can pay you the right amount.

1. Separated parents
2. Most useful information

Application to change your assessment - special circumstances form (CS1970)

Use this form to apply for a review of an active child support assessment due to your special circumstances.

New Zealand citizens claiming payments in Australia

If you’re a New Zealand citizen living in Australia you may be eligible to get Centrelink payments or concession cards.

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

Your income can affect Child Care Subsidy

The Child Care Subsidy percentage you’re entitled to depends on your family’s income.

1. Child support assessment
2. How we work out your assessment

How your percentage of care affects your child support payments

We consider each parent or non-parent carer’s care of the child as part of our child support assessment. This is their percentage of care.

1. Relationship changes
2. Most useful information

Partner details - if you live in Australia form (MOD P)

Use this form to give us information about your partner if you are claiming or receiving a payment or concession card.

1. Raising kids
2. Separated parents

Learning about child support

Information to help you decide the type of child support arrangement that’s right for your family. There’s help to calculate and apply for child support.

Proving your identity in person for a Centrelink payment

How to prove who you are in person at a service centre.

1. Top payments
2. Child Care Subsidy

Who can get Child Care Subsidy

You need to meet some requirements to get Child Care Subsidy.