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  1. Top payments
  2. Family Tax Benefit

How to manage your Family Tax Benefit

Your options and obligations for Family Tax Benefit.

  1. How to balance your payment
  2. Balancing Child Care Subsidy

Time limits for confirming income for Child Care Subsidy

When you get Child Care Subsidy (CCS), you must confirm your family’s income after the end of each financial year. There are time limits for how long you have to do this.

  1. Top payments
  2. Parenting Payment

When you’ll get your first Parenting Payment

You’ll generally get your first Parenting Payment within two weeks of your claim outcome if approved. Sometimes waiting periods may apply.

Demerits and suspensions for not meeting mutual obligation requirements

Job seekers could get demerits, suspensions and financial penalties for not meeting mutual obligation requirements.

  1. How much you can get
  2. Hours of subsidised child care

Recognised participation types for Child Care Subsidy

Recognised participation types for Child Care Subsidy (CCS).

  1. Asset types
  2. Gifting

When gifting exceptions apply

We have some exceptions to how we assess gifting.

  1. Asset types
  2. Gifting

What gifts we include in income and assets tests

We may include your gift if you give away, sell or transfer it for less than its market value.

Assets test for allowances

We use the assets test to help us work out if you can be paid an allowance and how much you'll get.

  1. Employment income reporting
  2. If you’re employed

How to report your income to Centrelink

You can report your employment income in different ways.

  1. Employment income reporting
  2. If you’re employed

What to report when you report income to Centrelink

We need to know the gross employment income you and your partner get so we can pay you the right amount.

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Page last updated: 17 November 2025.
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