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Who can get Family Tax Benefit

You need to meet eligibility requirements to get Family Tax Benefit (FTB).

  1. Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
  2. Centrelink online account help guides

Centrelink online account help - Add a nominee

Instructions on how to add a nominee using your Centrelink online account.

Advising non-lodgement of a tax return

If you got Family Tax Benefit (FTB) or Child Care Subsidy (CCS) and you or your partner don’t need to lodge a tax return, you need to tell us and confirm your family income.

  1. Raising kids
  2. Growing up

Teenage years

Find out how payments and services for you or your child change as they get older.

  1. Growing up
  2. Teenage years

What happens when your child turns 15

When your child turns 15, there are some changes for your and your child’s Medicare cards.

  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. Child Care Subsidy

Who can get Child Care Subsidy

You need to meet some requirements to get Child Care Subsidy (CCS).

  1. Meeting the income test
  2. What adjusted taxable income is

Paying tax on a Centrelink payment

You may have to pay income tax on your taxable Centrelink payments.

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

Family Tax Benefit Part A payment rates

The amount of Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A we’ll pay you depends on your situation.

Balancing your family assistance payments

After the financial year ends, we balance your payments to make sure you got the right amount.

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