Most viewed payments for Having a baby

1. Family Tax Benefit
2. How to manage your payment

Support for grandparent carers

Extra assistance is available if you’re a grandparent caring for your grandchildren.

1. What can affect your payments
2. Travel outside Australia

When and how to tell us about your travel if you get PLP for a child born or adopted from 1 July 2023

When you get Parental Leave Pay for a child born or adopted from 1 July 2023, you may need to tell us if you’re leaving Australia.

1. Top payments
2. Parenting Payment

When you’ll get your first Parenting Payment

Parenting Payment is a fortnightly payment. We’ll tell you when your first payment is after we approve your claim.

Funeral bonds and prepaid funerals

Funeral costs you pay for in advance normally don’t count in your assets test for payments from us. There are some exceptions.

1. Managing your money
2. Most useful information

Claim for Special Employment Advance form (SU514)

Use this form to claim a special employment advance.

1. Seeking medical help
2. Most useful information

Authorisation to act on an incapacitated person's behalf for Medicare purposes form (MO050)

Use this form if you want to act on behalf of someone who is incapable of managing their own affairs for Medicare services.

1. Family Tax Benefit
2. What can affect your payment

Change of circumstances while getting Family Tax Benefit

You need to tell us when your circumstances change when you get Family Tax Benefit.

Business structures

Your business structure may affect your and your partner’s payments from us.

Income specific to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians

If you or your partner earn an income or someone gives you money from any source, you need to let us know.

1. Top payments
2. Family Tax Benefit

How to manage your Family Tax Benefit

Your options and obligations for Family Tax Benefit.