Most useful information for growing up

1. Family Tax Benefit
2. How to manage your payment

Support for grandparent carers

If you’re a grandparent providing ongoing care for your grandchild, there’s support and payments available to help you.

1. Child Care Subsidy
2. Who can get it

Residence rules for Child Care Subsidy

To be eligible for Child Care Subsidy you must meet the residence rules.

1. How to balance your payment
2. Balancing Family Tax Benefit

Track the progress of your Family Tax Benefit balancing

You can track your Family Tax Benefit (FTB) balancing in the Express Plus Centrelink mobile app.

1. Family Tax Benefit
2. What can affect your payment

Change of circumstances while getting Family Tax Benefit

You need to tell us as soon as possible if your circumstances change when you get Family Tax Benefit.

1. Family Tax Benefit
2. How much you can get

Income test for Family Tax Benefit Part B

Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part B is for single parents or carers and some couples who meet a 2 part income test.

1. Top payments
2. Family Tax Benefit

What can affect your Family Tax Benefit

The amount of Family Tax Benefit you get will depend on your family income and circumstances.

Disputed care and interim periods

Disputed care is when parents stop following a written care arrangement without both parents agreeing to do so. An interim period may apply when this happens.

1. Growing up
2. Teenage years

What happens when your child turns 18

Your child turning 18 or stopping school may affect Family Tax Benefit (FTB), child support and their eligibility for payment.

1. Growing up
2. Most useful information

Unreasonable to live at home statement by young person form (SY015)

Use this form if you're getting or have claimed Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY, and you're applying as an independent person under the unreasonable to live at home guidelines.

1. Top payments
2. Parenting Payment

Who can get Parenting Payment

You must meet certain criteria to get Parenting Payment.