Sharing your Parental Leave Pay
You may share some or all your Parental Leave Pay with another parent.
How much Parental Leave Pay you can get
Parental Leave Pay is based on the national minimum wage.
Meeting the income test for Parental Leave Pay
To get Parental Leave Pay, you must meet an income test.
Information you’ll need to provide to claim Parental Leave Pay
Information you’ll need to provide to claim Parental Leave Pay.
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).
How much Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement you can get
The amount you get depends on your family’s income and how many children you have.
Advance payment
You may get part of your income support payment or Family Tax Benefit (Part A) early. This is an advance payment. You pay it back later out of your payments from us.
Proving your identity in person for a Centrelink payment
How to prove who you are in person at a service centre.
Payment schedule and rates for people outside Australia
We’ll pay your pension differently if you live outside Australia on a permanent or long term basis.
Superannuation
Superannuation is a long term savings structure to help fund your retirement.