How child support affects FTB Part A payment rates
The more child support you receive or are entitled to, the less FTB you may get. This is called the Maintenance Income Test.
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.
Family Tax Benefit Part A balancing and child support
If you get Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A and child support, we’ll check you got the right amount of FTB when we balance your payments.
When your circumstances change while you get child support and FTB Part A
If your circumstances change we may need to change your assessment.
- Asset types
- Gifting
How gifting can affect your payment
If you or your partner gift money, income or assets, we may assess it in your income and assets tests.
- Asset types
- 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.
- Asset types
- Gifting
When gifting exceptions apply
We have some exceptions to how we assess gifting.
- Asset types
- Gifting
How much you can gift
Your payment may be affected if you gift more than the value of the gifting free area each year.
- Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement
- How to manage your payment
Travel outside Australia rules for Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement
The Family Tax Benefit travel rules affect your Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement when you travel outside Australia.