Top payments for growing up

1. Raising kids
2. Growing up

School years

Find out about moving from child care to primary and then secondary school. You can also find information about home schooling and mutual obligation requirements.

1. Child Dental Benefits Schedule
2. Who can get it

Eligibility checks for Child Dental Benefits Schedule

How to know if your child can get CDBS this year.

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

Balancing Family Tax Benefit

What you need to do to balance your Family Tax Benefit (FTB) payments depends on your circumstances.

Gifting

If you give away your income or assets, they may still count towards your income and assets tests. This also applies if you sell them for less than they’re worth.

1. School
2. Top payments

ABSTUDY

Financial help for Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students or apprentices.

1. Growing up
2. Most useful information

Unreasonable to live at home statement by young person form (SY015)

Use this form if you're getting or have claimed Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY, and you're applying as an independent person under the unreasonable to live at home guidelines.

1. Child Care Subsidy
2. How to manage your payment

Child Care Subsidy changes

There are some changes if you get Child Care Subsidy (CCS). All families can get at least 72 hours of subsidised child care each fortnight from early 2026.

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. Family Tax Benefit
2. What can affect your payment

Healthy Start for School health check

If your child is turning 4, they may need to have a health check. If they don’t, your Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A rate may reduce.

Weekly payment option

Some people can get income support payments paid each week instead of each fortnight.