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Advising non-lodgement of a tax return

If you got Family Tax Benefit (FTB) or Child Care Subsidy (CCS) and you or your partner don’t need to lodge a tax return, you need to tell us and confirm your family income.

  1. Child Care Subsidy
  2. How to manage your payment

Changing your Child Care Subsidy enrolment details

If your enrolment ends or your details change, you should let us know. If your enrolment ends, your Child Care Subsidy will stop.

Pause of requirements

Sometimes there may be a pause of your mutual obligation or participation requirements.

  1. Parental Leave Pay
  2. Who can get it

Exceptional circumstances for Parental Leave Pay

If you become the primary carer of a child because their parent or parents can’t care for them, you may get Parental Leave Pay.

  1. Parental Leave Pay
  2. How to choose and share your days

Sharing your Parental Leave Pay

You may share some or all your Parental Leave Pay with another parent.

  1. Parental Leave Pay
  2. Who can get it

Meeting the work test for Parental Leave Pay

To be eligible for Parental Leave Pay, you need to meet the work test.

  1. Who can get it
  2. Meeting the work test

Work test examples for Parental Leave Pay

You can meet the work test for Parental Leave Pay in a range of circumstances.

  1. Who can get it
  2. Meeting the work test

Exceptions to the work test for Parental Leave Pay

If your ability to work has been affected, you may be able to get an exception to meet the work test for Parental Leave Pay in certain circumstances.

  1. Who can get it
  2. Meeting the work test

Activities that count as work for Parental Leave Pay

Understand what activities count as part of the work test.

  1. Who can get it
  2. Meeting the work test

Self-employed parents work test for Parental Leave Pay

You may still meet the work test for Parental Leave Pay if you’re self-employed.

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