Most useful information for Separated parents

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.

1. Growing up
2. Most useful information

Authorising a person or organisation to enquire or act on your behalf form (SS313)

Use this form to authorise a person or organisation in Australia to be your nominee so they can enquire or act on your behalf with Centrelink.

1. How to manage your payment
2. Mutual obligation requirements

Mutual obligation requirements if you’re 55 or older

Find out about your mutual obligation requirements if you’re 55 and over.

Residence descriptions

You usually need to be an Australian resident or hold a specific visa type to get a Centrelink payment or concession card.

1. Separated parents
2. Most useful information

Details of your child’s care arrangements form (FA012)

Use this form to provide information about your child’s care arrangements.

Setting up online accounts for Centrelink

To do your business with us, create a myGov account and link it to Centrelink.

1. Assets test
2. Asset types

Superannuation

Superannuation is a long term savings structure to help fund your retirement.

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.

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

Parenting plans for child support assessment

A parenting plan is a written agreement with the other parent. It sets rules for things like how much time the children will spend with each parent.

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.