Most viewed payments for Separated parents

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.

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. Parenting Payment

How much Parenting Payment you can get

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

1. Separated parents
2. Managing child support

What to do at tax time if you pay or receive child support

You may need to lodge a tax return if you pay or receive child support. Find out how tax time affects child support.

1. Child support assessment
2. How we work out your assessment

How your income affects your child support

Find out how we use each parent’s income when we make a child support assessment.

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. Self service
2. Child support self service

Child Support online accounts

The easiest way to manage your child support payments and details is online.

1. Seeking medical help
2. Get health care

Concession and health care cards

Concession and health care cards can get you cheaper health services and medicines.

1. Separated parents
2. Most useful information

Application to change your assessment - special circumstances form (CS1970)

Use this form to apply for a review of an active child support assessment due to your special circumstances.

1. Top payments
2. Parenting Payment

Who can get Parenting Payment

You must meet certain criteria to get Parenting Payment.