Most useful information for having a baby

1. When your baby arrives
2. Enrol your baby in Medicare only

Enrolling your baby in Medicare if you become a parent through surrogacy

You can enrol your baby in Medicare when your surrogacy arrangement is finalised.

1. Growing up
2. Most useful information

Changes if you get family payments

Sometimes there are changes that may affect you when you get family payments.

Business structures

Your business structure may affect your and your partner’s payments from us.

Income specific to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians

If you or your partner has income you need to let us know so you don’t get a debt. This includes if you get special types of income.

Private trusts and companies

If you’re part of a private trust or company, we need to know your share of the income and assets.

1. Family Tax Benefit
2. What can affect your payment

Family Tax Benefit when your child is 16 to 19 and stops full time study or school

If your child turns 16 and stops studying full time or going to school after they turn 16, your Family Tax Benefit (FTB) may change.

Examples to help you balance your family assistance payments

Find out what you need to do to balance your family assistance based on your circumstances.

Military invalidity pensions as an income stream

We assess military invalidity pension payments as income streams.

1. Asset types
2. Private trusts and companies

Trust reviews

How we check that you correctly report the income you receive from a trust.

1. Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement
2. How much you can get

Payment options for Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement

We’ll pay these to you based on your payment choice for Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A.