Most useful information for separated parents

1. How to manage your assessment
2. While living outside Australia

Receiving child support when you live outside Australia

We may be able to help you with your child support arrangements if you live outside Australia.

1. Farm Household Allowance
2. How to manage your payment

Overdrawn bank account

You can get help to access your money if you have an overdrawn bank account.

1. Family Tax Benefit
2. What can affect your payment

Change of circumstances while getting Family Tax Benefit

You need to tell us as soon as possible if your circumstances change when you get Family Tax Benefit.

1. Parenting Payment
2. What your commitments are

Change of circumstances while getting Parenting Payment

We need to know about changes to your or your partner’s situation. If you don’t tell us when these changes happen, you may get a debt you’ll have to pay back.

1. Child support assessment
2. What you need to know

Paying child support when you live outside Australia

We’ll try to contact you to discuss your payments and check your Australian assessment is correct and reflects your circumstances.

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

Travel outside Australia rules for Child Care Subsidy

There are rules about when you can get Child Care Subsidy when you travel outside Australia. The rules also apply to your Additional Child Care Subsidy.

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.

Time limits for submitting lump sum claims and confirming income for Family Tax Benefit

You have 12 months from the end of the financial year to confirm your family income for Family Tax Benefit (FTB) or claim FTB as a lump sum.

1. Parenting Payment
2. How to manage your payment

Prepare to transfer to Age Pension if you get Parenting Payment

If you get Parenting Payment and you’re Age Pension age, you can apply to transfer to Age Pension.

1. Family Tax Benefit
2. What can affect your payment

Travel outside Australia rules for Family Tax Benefit

There are rules about when you can get Family Tax Benefit when you travel outside Australia. The rules also apply if your dependent children go overseas.