Other circumstances that affect the number of subsidised hours you get
The number of subsidised hours you can receive depends on your circumstances.
How we use adjusted taxable income
What you claim determines how we work out your adjusted taxable income.
How your percentage of care affects your Family Tax Benefit (FTB) payments
As part of a care assessment, we consider how often each parent or non-parent carer, cares for a child. This is the percentage of care.
Care calendar for when care arrangements for a child changes
Use this calendar to let us know how often you care for a child. We use this to work out your percentage of care to calculate FTB payments and child support.
Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement if a child comes into your care
If a child comes into your care, for example, through foster care, you may be eligible for Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement.
Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement if you adopt a child
If you're adopting a child, you may be eligible for Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement.
Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement amount for shared care and blended families
If you share the care of your child or have a blended family your payment amount depends on your circumstances.
How child support affects FTB Part A
The more child support you receive or are entitled to, the less FTB you can get.
What happens if we update your child support assessment while you get FTB Part A
If circumstances change for you or the other parent, we’ll update your child support assessment. This means your FTB payments may change too.
When you have a child support agreement while you get FTB Part A
You need to know how this affects your FTB.