Most useful information for separated parents

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.

1. How much you can get
2. Hours of subsidised child care

Recognised participation for Child Care Subsidy

Recognised participation types for Child Care Subsidy (CCS).

1. How to balance your payment
2. Balancing Child Care Subsidy

Time limits for confirming income for Child Care Subsidy

When you get Child Care Subsidy (CCS) you must confirm your family’s income after the end of each financial year. There are time limits for how long you have to do this.

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

Your income can affect Child Care Subsidy

The Child Care Subsidy percentage you’re entitled to depends on your family’s income.

1. Top payments
2. Family Tax Benefit

Who can get Family Tax Benefit

You need to meet eligibility requirements to get Family Tax Benefit (FTB).

1. Crisis Payment
2. Crisis Payment for extreme circumstances family and domestic violence

How to claim a Crisis Payment for Extreme Circumstances Family and Domestic Violence

Complete the following steps to claim Crisis Payment for extreme circumstances family and domestic violence.

1. Crisis Payment
2. Crisis Payment for extreme circumstances family and domestic violence

How much Crisis Payment for Extreme Circumstances Family and Domestic Violence you can get

You can get this Crisis Payment once per incident or circumstance.

Choose how to pay child support

There are different ways to pay child support or spousal maintenance.

1. Raising kids
2. Separated parents

Learning about child support

Information to help you decide the type of child support arrangement that’s right for your family. There’s help to calculate and apply for child support.

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

Child Support Overpayments

Find out about child support overpayments and how to manage them.