To get this you must:
- have a dependent child or full time secondary student aged 16 to 19 who isn’t getting a pension, payment or benefit like Youth Allowance
- care for the child for at least 35% of the time
- meet an income test.
Read the full conditions under who can get it.
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Page last updated: 31 August 2020
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