Most viewed payments for Separated parents

Residence descriptions

You usually need to be an Australian resident or hold a specific visa type to get a Centrelink payment or concession card.

1. Top payments
2. Crisis Payment

Crisis Payment for extreme circumstances family and domestic violence

You may be able to get Crisis Payment if you’ve experienced a family or domestic violence incident.

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

Family Tax Benefit Part B payment rates

The amount of Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part B we’ll pay you depends on the age of your youngest child and your income.

1. Meeting the income test
2. What adjusted taxable income is

Paying tax on a Centrelink payment

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

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. 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.

1. Parenting Payment
2. What your commitments are

Employment income reporting

We need to know the gross employment income you and your partner get so we can pay you the right amount.

1. Raising kids
2. Separated parents

Help when you’re deciding to separate

Separating can impact your finances, family, and other areas in your life.

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.

Your family income estimate for family assistance payments

We use your family income estimate to work out how much family assistance to pay you. This includes Family Tax Benefit (FTB) and Child Care Subsidy (CCS).