- 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.
- Child support assessment
- 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.
- Parenting Payment
- 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.
- Family Tax Benefit
- 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.
- Parenting Payment
- How to manage your payment
Travel outside Australia rules for Parenting Payment
There are rules about how long you can get Parenting Payment when you travel outside Australia.
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.
Notional assessment
We assess what the child support rate would be if the agreement wasn’t in place. We call this a notional assessment.
- Child support assessment
- What you need to know
What ends a child support assessment
There are a number of reasons why a child support assessment will end.
Employment Services Assessments
Employment Services Assessments (ESAts) help us understand the impact of your barriers to work including disability, illness or injury.