Most useful information for growing up

Child support payments and care arrangements

If care arrangements change it may affect the child support payments you make or get.

1. Top payments
2. Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme

What Assistance for Isolated Children payment you can get and how much

The amount of Assistance for Isolated Children you get depends on your child's living arrangements.

1. Top payments
2. Rent Assistance

What you need to do for Rent Assistance

You have a responsibility to tell us about changes to your rent or accommodation details if you get Rent Assistance.

1. Asset types
2. Granny flat interest

How we assess granny flat interests

You need to tell us the value of the granny flat interest so we can assess if this affects your payments.

1. Who can get it
2. Rent and accommodation types for Rent Assistance

Board and lodging rent type for Rent Assistance

If you pay a homeowner or leaseholder for a room in their property, you may be eligible for Rent Assistance under the board and lodging rent type.

1. Income and assets tests
2. Income

Income from Commonwealth Prac Payment

If you get a payment from us, you need to report any Commonwealth Prac Payments you get as income.

1. What your commitments are
2. Demerits and suspensions for not meeting mutual obligation requirements

Penalties for not meeting mutual obligation requirements

You could get financial penalties for not meeting mutual obligation requirements as a job seeker. Some payment cancellations are paused.

Mutual obligation requirements

Mutual obligation requirements are tasks and activities you agree to do while you get some payments from us. Penalties may apply if you don’t meet them.

1. Separated parents
2. Most useful information

Responding to an Objection form (CS4243)

Use this form if we have previously notified you that the other parent or carer in your child support case has submitted an objection to a decision.

1. Top payments
2. Child Dental Benefits Schedule

How to use the Child Dental Benefits Schedule

Find out how to get dental services using the Child Dental Benefits Schedule (CDBS).