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Examples to help you balance your family assistance payments if you were single during the financial year

If you were single during the financial year, these examples can help you work out what to do so we can balance your payments.

1. Who can get it
2. Isolation conditions

Geographically isolated conditions for Assistance for Isolated Children

You’re geographically isolated in certain situations.

1. Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme
2. Who can get it

Parental means test for the Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme

Under the scheme, only Additional Boarding Allowance is income tested.

1. Separated parents
2. Most useful information

International application for an Australian child support assessment form (CS1665)

Use this form to apply for an Australian child support assessment if you’re living outside Australia, excluding New Zealand.

1. Centrepay
2. How to manage it

Keep track of your Centrepay deductions

You should check your deductions regularly to make sure they're still correct and make changes if needed.

1. Top payments
2. Double Orphan Pension

How much Double Orphan Pension you can get

You can get $79.90 a fortnight. Double Orphan Pension is a non-taxable payment.

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

Grandparent additional child care subsidy amount

You’ll be able to access 100 hours of subsidised care each fortnight for your grandchild.

Seasonal work preclusion period

This applies if you or your partner finished seasonal, contract or intermittent work within 6 months of submitting your claim.

1. Growing up
2. Most useful information

Adopting a child

We have a range of payments and services to help parents care for their newly adopted child.

1. ABSTUDY
2. High school, university or other higher education students

ABSTUDY for masters or doctorate study

There’s ABSTUDY support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students doing a masters or doctorate.