Access to information
Providing you a number of ways to access documents and the information we have.
Child support and your Family Tax Benefit Part A
Any child support you receive can affect how much Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A you get.
Advance payment
You may get part of your income support payment or Family Tax Benefit (Part A) early. This is an advance payment. You pay it back later out of your payments from us.
Change of circumstances for child support
You need to let us know if your circumstances change. Some changes can affect your child support payments. Find out what to tell us and how to let us know.
- Child support self service
- Child Support online accounts
What you can do with your Child support online account
You can use your Child Support online account to check payment details and keep your personal details up to date.
- Child support assessment
- How we work out your assessment
How your income affects your child support
Find out how we use each parent’s income when we make a child support assessment.
- Separated parents
- Managing child support
Upload your Child Support documents online
Use your Child Support online account to upload and submit documents.
- Top payments
- Child support assessment
Who can get a child support assessment
To be eligible for a child support assessment you must be the legal parent or non-parent carer of the child. You also must meet residence rules.
- Separated parents
- Most useful information
Objecting to a Child Support decision form (CS1893)
Use this form to object to a child support decision we made that you disagree with.
- Child support assessment
- How we work out your assessment
Child support care percentage estimator
The care estimator is a tool that calculates your care percentage.