Getting your Parental Leave Pay
In many cases your employer will deliver your Parental Leave Pay to you. Sometimes, we’ll pay you directly.
Proving your identity in person for a Centrelink payment
How to prove who you are in person at a service centre.
Residence descriptions
You usually need to be an Australian resident or hold a specific visa type to get a Centrelink payment or concession card.
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.
Exemptions to the limit for taking days of Parental Leave Pay at the same time
You and the other parent may be able to take more than the set number of Parental Leave Pay days at the same time.
Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement amount for multiple children
If you have twins, triplets, quadruplets or more, you may get Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement.
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.
How to choose and share your Parental Leave Pay days
You can choose how you use and share your Parental Leave Pay days.
How to manage your Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement
Your options and obligations for Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement.
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.