Most viewed payments for Having a baby

Paying tax on a Centrelink payment

You may have to pay income tax on your taxable Centrelink payments.

1. Natural disaster
2. Most useful information

Crisis and other help

We can help if you’re in severe financial hardship, recovering from a disaster, or need special assistance.

1. Top payments
2. Parenting Payment

How much Parenting Payment you can get

How much Parenting Payment you can get depends on your and your partner’s circumstances.

Deeming

Deeming rules are used to work out income from your financial assets. We add this to your other income and apply the income test to work out your payment rate.

1. Top payments
2. Child Care Subsidy

How to claim Child Care Subsidy

Complete the following steps to apply for Child Care Subsidy (CCS). Before you start, check if you can get it.

1. Who can get it
2. Meeting the work test

Activities that count as work for Parental Leave Pay for a child born or adopted from 1 July 2023

To get Parental Leave Pay for a child born or adopted from 1 July 2023, you need to know what’s included in the work test.

1. Raising kids
2. Having a baby

Before the birth of your baby

There’s a lot of information about payments and services available to help you raise your child or children.

1. Parental Leave Pay for a child born or adopted from 1 July 2023
2. Who can get it

Meeting residence rules for Parental Leave Pay for a child born or adopted from 1 July 2023

To get Parental Leave Pay for a child born or adopted from 1 July 2023, you must meet residence rules.

1. Recently unemployed
2. Most useful information

Employment Separation Certificate form (SU001)

You can ask your previous employer to use this form to certify important employment information about you.

1. Family Tax Benefit
2. How much you can get

Income test for Family Tax Benefit Part B

Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part B is for single parents or carers and some couples who meet a 2 part income test.