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 apply. You must:
- be caring for a newborn or recently adopted child
- have met the income test
- have met the work test
- have met 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.
You can’t work on the days you get Parental Leave Pay, except for allowable reasons.
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.
If you’re an employer, read more about the Paid Parental Leave scheme for employers and how to help your employees.
Watch our video about Parental Leave Pay.