Most useful information for separated parents

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  1. Child support assessment
  2. How we work out your assessment

Basic child support formula

This formula is for parents with only one child support assessment.

  1. Help for myGov, online accounts and mobile apps
  2. Child Support online help guides

Express Plus Child Support mobile app help - Set up app

Instructions on how to sign in and set up the Express Plus Child Support mobile app.

  1. Top payments
  2. Financial Information Service

Financial Information Service live webinars

We have free webinars to help you understand your finances.

  1. Family Tax Benefit
  2. Who can get it

Residence rules for Family Tax Benefit

To be eligible for Family Tax Benefit Part A and Part B you must meet the residence rules.

Income specific to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians

If you or your partner earn an income or someone gives you money from any source, you need to let us know.

Balancing dates if you were single and got income support

If you were single and got an income support payment for the entire financial year, we may balance your Family Tax Benefit (FTB) without you doing anything.

Seasonal work preclusion period

This applies if you or your partner finished seasonal, contract or intermittent work within 6 months of submitting your claim.

Asset hardship provisions

We may stop, reject or reduce your payment because of the assets test. If this is the case, you may be able to apply under the asset hardship provisions.

  1. Crisis Payment
  2. Crisis Payment for extreme circumstances family and domestic violence

How to protect yourself when you claim a Crisis Payment for Extreme Circumstances Family and Domestic Violence

It’s important to consider how to claim safely. This may include changing your details or nominee arrangements.

  1. Child health and safety
  2. Wellbeing

Support for foster carers and other non-parent carers

We support foster carers, grandparents, kinship carers and informal carers who provide ongoing care for a child.

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Page last updated: 17 November 2025.
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