FTB Part A eligibility

You may be eligible for FTB Part A if you care for a dependent child who’s either:

• 0 to 15 years of age
• 16 to 19 years of age and meets the study requirements.

You must also meet all of the following:

• an income test
• residence rules
• care for the child at least 35% of the time.

Your child also needs to meet immunisation requirements and Healthy Start for School requirements, if they apply. We may reduce your FTB Part A payment per fortnight for each child who doesn’t meet these.

When we balance your payments after the financial year you may get a FTB Part A supplement. If you didn’t get enough FTB during the year, you may also get a top up.

To get the FTB Part A supplement your family’s adjusted taxable income must be $80,000 or less.

Waiting periods

Newly arrived residents generally have to wait one year before getting this payment, with some exemptions.

You must continue to meet the residence rules for as long as you get this payment.

Study requirements

You can only get FTB Part A for children aged 16 to 19 if they meet study requirements. To meet study requirements they must either:

• be in full-time secondary study
• have an acceptable study load
• have an exemption from us.

Multiple Birth Allowance

If you get FTB Part A you may be eligible for Multiple Birth Allowance. This payment is for people who have care of triplets or quadruplets or more. It is not for people who have care of twins.

We’ll pay you $163.80 a fortnight for triplets or $218.26 a fortnight for quadruplets or more. We’ll assess you for this when you claim Family Tax Benefit. You don't need to submit a separate claim for it.

Other payments

If you receive FTB Part A you may be eligible for:

• Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement if you have a baby or adopt a child
• Rent Assistance if you receive more than the base rate of FTB Part A
• a Health Care Card if you receive the maximum rate of FTB Part A.