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  1. What can affect your payment
  2. Child support and your Family Tax Benefit Part A

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.

  1. What can affect your payment
  2. Child support and your Family Tax Benefit Part A

When your circumstances change while you get child support and FTB Part A

If your circumstances change we may need to change your assessment.

  1. Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement
  2. 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.

  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.

When to report your income to Centrelink

If you’re getting an income support payment, we’ll tell you when you need to report any other income you get.

  1. How to choose and share your days
  2. Sharing your payment

How to change your shared days

If you’ve already shared Parental Leave Pay days, you can change your mind. You can remove approval or make changes.

  1. Asset types
  2. Granny flat interest

How we assess granny flat interests

You need to tell us the value of the granny flat interest so we can assess if this affects your payments.

Directors fees

Directors fees count towards your income test. They can affect your Centrelink payment.

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Page last updated: 17 November 2025.
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