Choose how to take your Parental Leave Pay
You can decide how to use your Parental Leave Pay days.
Information you’ll need to provide to claim Parental Leave Pay
Information you’ll need to provide to claim Parental Leave Pay.
Work requirements for Parental Leave Pay
To get Parental Leave Pay, you need to meet a work test.
Sharing your Parental Leave Pay
You may share some or all your Parental Leave Pay with another parent.
Claiming timeframes for Parental Leave Pay
You need to claim within the timeframes to get Parental Leave Pay.
Your family income estimate for family assistance payments
We use your family income estimate to work out how much family assistance to pay you. This includes Family Tax Benefit (FTB) and Child Care Subsidy (CCS).
Meeting the income test for Parental Leave Pay
To get Parental Leave Pay, you must meet an income test.
How much Parental Leave Pay you can get
Parental Leave Pay is based on the national minimum wage.
Exceptions to the work test for Parental Leave Pay
To meet the work test for Parental Leave Pay, you’ll need to tell us if these circumstances affected you.
Giving approval to share Parental Leave Pay
You'll need to give approval if you choose to share your Parental Leave Pay.