- Who can get it
- Meeting the work test
Self-employed parents work test for Parental Leave Pay
You may still meet the work test for Parental Leave Pay if you’re self-employed.
- Parental Leave Pay
- Who can get it
Meeting the income test for Parental Leave Pay
To get Parental Leave Pay, you must meet an income test.
- Who can get it
- Meeting the work test
Activities that count as work for Parental Leave Pay
Understand what activities count as part of the work test.
- Parental Leave Pay
- How to choose and share your days
Sharing your Parental Leave Pay
You may share some or all your Parental Leave Pay with another parent.
- Parental Leave Pay
- How to claim
Claiming timeframes for Parental Leave Pay
You need to claim within the timeframes to get Parental Leave Pay.
- Parental Leave Pay
- How to choose and share your days
Changing your nominated days for Parental Leave Pay
If you’ve submitted your claim for Parental Leave Pay, you may change the days you nominated.
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).
- Top payments
- Centrepay
How to use Centrepay
You can use the Centrepay bill paying service to pay for goods and services from registered businesses. You can set up Centrepay deductions from most Centrelink payments.
- Top payments
- Child Care Subsidy
Who can get Child Care Subsidy
You need to meet some requirements to get Child Care Subsidy (CCS).
- How much you can get
- Hours of subsidised child care
Other circumstances that affect hours of subsidised child care for Child Care Subsidy
The number of hours of subsidised child care you can get depends on your circumstances.