- Parental Leave Pay
- How to claim
Claiming timeframes for Parental Leave Pay
You need to claim within the timeframes to get Parental Leave Pay.
- Raising kids
- Having a baby
When your baby arrives
Use your Parent Pack to help finalise your pre-birth claim, make a new claim and enrol your baby in Medicare.
- Who can get it
- Meeting the work test
Work requirements for Parental Leave Pay
What the work requirements are for Parental Leave Pay.
- Parental Leave Pay
- How to choose and share your days
Sharing your Parental Leave Pay
You may share some or all your Parental Leave Pay with another parent.
- Having a baby
- When your baby arrives
Register the birth of your baby
You must register the birth of your baby. This is a requirement by the births, deaths and marriages registry in your state or territory.
- Who can get it
- Meeting the work test
Activities that count as work for Parental Leave Pay
Understand what activities count as part of the work test.
- Top payments
- Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement
How to claim Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement
When you claim Family Tax Benefit (FTB) for your child we’ll check if you’re eligible for Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement.
- Top payments
- Parental Leave Pay
How much Parental Leave Pay you can get
Parental Leave Pay is based on the national minimum wage.
Your family income estimate for family assistance payments
We use your family income estimate to work out how much family assistance to pay you. This includes Family Tax Benefit (FTB) and Child Care Subsidy (CCS).
- Parental Leave Pay
- How much you can get
Getting your Parental Leave Pay
In many cases your employer will deliver your Parental Leave Pay to you. Sometimes we’ll pay you directly.