Getting your Parental Leave Pay
In many cases your employer will deliver your Parental Leave Pay to you. Sometimes, we’ll pay you directly.
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.
Exemptions to the limits of Parental Leave Pay days
You need to tell us if you have an exemption to the limits on Parental Leave Pay days.
Work requirements for Parental Leave Pay
To get Parental Leave Pay, you need to meet a work test.
Choose how to take your Parental Leave Pay
You can decide how to use your Parental Leave Pay days.
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.
Deeming
Deeming rules are used to work out income from your financial assets. We add this to your other income and apply the income test to work out your payment rate.
Family Tax Benefit Part A payment rates
The amount of Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A we’ll pay you depends on your situation.
Sharing your Parental Leave Pay
You may share some or all your Parental Leave Pay with another parent.