A payment that was available to eligible fathers and partners for up to 2 weeks to care for a new child born or adopted before 1 July 2023.
On 30 June 2024 claims for Dad and Partner Pay closed.
Dad and Partner Pay and Parental Leave Pay combined into one payment for children born or adopted from 1 July 2023.
If you are looking for help to take time off work to care for a newly born or adopted child you may be able to claim Parental Leave Pay.
This information was printed 21 July 2025 from https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/dad-and-partner-pay. It may not include all of the relevant information on this topic. Please consider any relevant site notices at https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/site-notices when using this material.