Balancing dates if you were single and got income support

The financial year runs from 1 July to 30 June. We start balancing FTB payments after the financial year ends and you get your last payment.

Your FTB will automatically balance if all the following applied for the entire financial year:

• you were single
• you got an income support payment with no gaps in payment
• your earnings didn’t reduce your income support payment to zero at any time in the year.

If your income support payment was cancelled or reduced to zero because you earned income, this counts as a gap in your payment. If that happened at any time during the year, we won’t balance your payments without you confirming your income first.

If you pay or receive child support, you still may need to lodge a tax return for child support. Find out more about what to do at tax time if you pay or receive child support.

If you need to confirm your income, either:

• lodge a tax return with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO)
• let us know you don’t need to lodge a tax return and confirm your income.

If you’re unsure if you need to lodge a tax return, use the Do I need to lodge a tax return? tool on the ATO website to check.

If you got Child Care Subsidy (CCS), you must still confirm your income with us. Find out more about when we balance your CCS.

When we’ll balance your FTB

The date you got your final FTB payment for the financial year determines when we do the following:

• balance your FTB
• pay your supplements and any top ups.

FTB payment dates

FTB payment dates if you got FTB in 2025-26

When we’ll balance your CCS

We balance CCS separately to FTB. We’ll start balancing CCS from mid-August and when we get both of the following:

• all attendance information from your child care service
• confirmation of your family’s income.

We’ll then send you a letter explaining the outcome.

Find out more about balancing CCS.