Most useful information for school

Foreign income for family assistance

Foreign income can affect how much Family Tax Benefit (FTB) and Child Care Subsidy (CCS) you get.

Parental Leave Pay counted as income

We treat Parental Leave Pay as taxable income. This means it counts in your income test for payments from us.

Employment Services Assessments

Employment Services Assessments (ESAts) help us understand the impact of your barriers to work including disability, illness or injury.

Examples to help you balance your family assistance payments

Find out what you need to do to balance your family assistance based on your circumstances.

1. Centrepay
2. How to use it

Centrepay goods and services

If you get an eligible Centrelink payment, you can use Centrepay to pay for goods and services from approved businesses.

Family Tax Benefit Account Payable notice

If you get Family Tax Benefit (FTB), you need to confirm your family income each year. If you don’t, we’ll send you an Account Payable notice.

1. Asset types
2. Private trusts and companies

Trust reviews

How we check that you correctly report the income you receive from a trust.

1. Student Start-up Loan
2. Who can get it

Student Start-up Loan periods and payments

There are 2 loan periods each calendar year.

1. Student Start-up Loan
2. How to manage your loan

Paying back the Student Start-up Loan

You pay back the Student Start-up Loan through the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) when your income is more than the minimum repayment threshold.

1. Student Start-up Loan
2. How to manage your loan

Changing your circumstances when you get a Student Start up Loan

It’s important to tell us if your circumstances change when you get a Student Start-up Loan.