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.
The child support assessment formula
The child support assessment formula looks at your circumstances to work out how much child support should be paid.
Pay for child support using Government EasyPay
We accept Visa or MasterCard credit or debit card for child support payments made online or over the phone.
Commonwealth of Australia Statutory Declaration - you are a parent of the children named form (CS4649)
Use this form to make a statutory declaration if you are a parent of the children named in an application for child support.
When to report your income to Centrelink
If you’re getting an income support payment, we’ll tell you when you need to report any other income you get.
Lump sums while on income support
A lump sum is a one-off amount of money. They can count in your income test and may affect your payment from us.
Income and assets tests for Parenting Payment
The amount of Parenting Payment you can get depends on your income and assets as well as your partner’s, if you have one.
Sole trader or partnership income
Business income is counted in the income test.
Concession and health care cards
Concession and health care cards can get you cheaper health services and medicines.
Residence descriptions
You usually need to be an Australian resident or hold a specific visa type to get a Centrelink payment or concession card.