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.
- 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.
Examples to help you balance your family assistance payments if you were single during the financial year
If you were single during the financial year, these examples can help you work out what to do so we can balance your payments.
Examples to help you balance your family assistance payments if you were partnered during the financial year
If you had a partner during the financial year, these examples can help you work out what to do so we can balance your payments.
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.