We have information in different languages about Parental Leave Pay
Support for parents to care for a newborn or recently adopted child
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For Centrelink payments and services, you can call our multilingual phone service.
To get this payment all the following must apply. You must:
- be caring for a newborn or recently adopted child
- have met the income test
- not be working on your Parental Leave Pay days, except for allowable reasons
- have met the work test
- meet the residency rules
- have registered or applied to register your child’s birth with your state or territory birth registry, if they’re a newborn.
There are additional requirements to get Parental Leave Pay. Read more about who can get it.
You must also claim Parental Leave Pay within the claiming timeframes.
Watch our video about Parental Leave Pay.
If you’re an employer, read more about the Paid Parental Leave scheme for employers and how to help your employees.