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  1. Parenting Payment
  2. What your commitments are

Getting a medical certificate for Parenting Payment

If you get Parenting Payment there are some reasons you may need to give us a medical certificate.

How to upload a medical certificate

Instructions on how to upload and submit a medical certificate using your Centrelink online account or the Express Plus Centrelink mobile app.

  1. Asset types
  2. Granny flat interest

How we assess granny flat interests

You need to tell us the value of the granny flat interest so we can assess if this affects your payments.

Directors fees

Directors fees count towards your income test. They can affect your Centrelink payment.

If you need to attend an Employment Services Assessment

What you need to do before your Employment Services Assessment (ESAt).

Military invalidity pensions as an income stream

We assess military invalidity pension payments as income streams.

  1. Child Care Subsidy
  2. How much you can get

Your number of children in care can affect your higher Child Care Subsidy

You may get a higher Child Care Subsidy if you have more than one child aged 5 or younger in care.

  1. How to manage your payment
  2. If your child is absent from child care

Child Care Subsidy if you’re affected by an emergency

You may be able to access extra support with the cost of your child care.

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

Changing your Child Care Subsidy enrolment details

If your enrolment ends or your details change, you should let us know. If your enrolment ends, your Child Care Subsidy will stop.

  1. Child support assessment
  2. How to manage your assessment

Registering an Australian maintenance order or court registered maintenance agreement

You can apply to register a maintenance order or agreement made by an Australian court with us. This lets us collect and transfer the maintenance liability.

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Page last updated: 17 November 2025.
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