Meeting the income test for Parental Leave Pay
To get Parental Leave Pay, you must meet an income test.
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.
Before the birth of your baby
There’s a lot of information about payments and services available to help you raise your child or children.
If you work on a day of Parental Leave Pay
Parental Leave Pay is paid for days when you’re not working.
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.
Asset types
Assets are property or items you or your partner own in full or part, or have an interest in. They can affect your payment.
Advice of death form (SA116)
Use these forms to advise us of the death of an adult or child. We’ll use these details to update records with Medicare, Centrelink and Child Support.
Choose how to take your Parental Leave Pay
You can decide how to use your Parental Leave Pay days.