- Family Tax Benefit
- How to manage your payment
Payment choices for FTB
You can choose how you get Family Tax Benefit (FTB) if you claim it fortnightly.
- Income test
- Income
Lump sums while on income support
A lump sum is a one-off amount of money. They can count in your income test and may affect your payment from us.
- Separated parents
- Most useful information
Application to change your assessment - special circumstances form (CS1970)
Use this form to apply for a review of an active child support assessment due to your special circumstances.
- Parental Leave Pay
- 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.
Residence descriptions
You usually need to be an Australian resident or hold a specific visa type to get a Centrelink payment or concession card.
- 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.
- Prove your identity
- Proving your identity online
How to prove your identity to Centrelink using your Digital ID
How to prove who you are to Centrelink using your Digital ID.
- Growing up
- Most useful information
What families need to do at tax time
You can use our tax time tool if you got Family Tax Benefit (FTB), Child Care Subsidy (CCS) or had a child support assessment in the last financial year.
- Assets test
- Asset types
Granny flat interest
A granny flat interest is an agreement for accommodation for life. It can affect your eligibility or rate of payment and we may include it in your assets test.
Immunisation medical contraindication or natural immunity
You may be able to have an immunisation medical contraindication or natural immunity recorded on the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) if there is a valid medical reason.