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What are immunisation requirements

Your child must meet immunisation requirements if you get Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A or child care fee assistance.

  1. Top payments
  2. Family Tax Benefit

How much Family Tax Benefit you can get

How much Family Tax Benefit (FTB) you may get.

  1. Family Tax Benefit
  2. How much you can get

Family Tax Benefit Part A payment rates

The amount of Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A we’ll pay you depends on your situation.

  1. Family Tax Benefit
  2. Who can get it

Family Tax Benefit Part A eligibility

We pay Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A per child. The amount we pay you depends on your family’s circumstances.

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Dec 2025

Public holiday closures over the Christmas and New Year period

Your Centrelink payment and reporting dates may change due to the upcoming public holidays.

  1. Top payments
  2. Family Tax Benefit

How to claim Family Tax Benefit

Complete the following steps to claim Family Tax Benefit. Before you start, check if you can get it.

Sole trader or partnership income

Business income is counted in the income test.

  1. Parenting Payment
  2. Who can get it

Income and assets tests for Parenting Payment

The amount of Parenting Payment you can get depends on your income and assets as well as your partner’s, if you have one.

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Dec 2025

Check if you still need someone to act for you

Now is a good time to check the acting arrangements you set up when you first arrived in Australia.

Weekly payment option

Some people can get income support payments paid each week instead of each fortnight.

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