Centrelink payments and care arrangements
If a child’s care or shared care arrangements change, this may affect your Centrelink payments.
Child support payments and care arrangements
If care arrangements change it may affect the child support payments you make or get.
Transition to Work participation requirements additional child care subsidy
There are a number of recognised participation types that count towards your requirements. These include studying, looking for a job, working or training.
Living and study requirements for Assistance for Isolated Children
Your child’s living and study arrangements will determine which allowance or supplement you get.
Age requirements for Assistance for Isolated Children
Your child must meet the age requirements.
Isolation conditions for Assistance for Isolated Children
To get Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC), your child must meet certain isolation conditions.
Why you need to apply for child support while you get FTB Part A
Where possible parents should take primary responsibility for the cost of looking after their children. This is why we ask you to apply for child support, also known as maintenance.
What happens if you change how you transfer child support while you get FTB Part A
If you change how you collect child support, it could impact your FTB Part A. It could also impact our ability to recover underpayments of child support.
How child support affects FTB Part A payment rates
The more child support you receive or are entitled to, the less FTB you may get. This is called the Maintenance Income Test.
What happens if we update your child support assessment while you get FTB Part A
If circumstances change for you or the other parent, we’ll update your child support assessment. This means your FTB payments may change too.