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  1. Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement
  2. Who can get it

Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement if you have a baby

If you have a baby, you may be eligible to get Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement.

  1. Top payments
  2. Dad and Partner Pay

How to claim Dad and Partner Pay

Complete the following steps to claim Dad and Partner Pay. Before you start, check if you can get it.

  1. Parental Leave Pay for a child born or adopted from 1 July 2023
  2. How to claim

Claiming timeframes for Parental Leave Pay for a child born or adopted from 1 July 2023

You need to claim within the timeframes to get Parental Leave Pay for a child born or adopted from 1 July 2023.

  1. Raising kids
  2. Having a baby

Before the birth of your baby

Having a baby is an exciting time. There’s a lot of information about payments and services that can help with the cost of raising a child.

  1. Raising kids
  2. 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.

  1. Having a baby
  2. 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.

  1. Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement
  2. How much you can get

Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement amount for multiple children

If you have a multiple birth, you may get Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement.

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).

  1. Family Tax Benefit
  2. Who can get it

Family Tax Benefit Part A eligibility

We pay Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A per child. The amount we pay you depends on your family’s circumstances.

Proving your identity in person for a Centrelink payment

How to prove who you are in person at a service centre.

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Page last updated: 10 December 2021.