Top payments for having a baby

1. Growing up
2. Top payments

Family Tax Benefit

A 2 part payment that helps with the cost of raising children.

1. Having a baby
2. Top payments

Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement

A lump sum and an increase to your Family Tax Benefit Part A payment when you start caring for a baby or child that's recently come into your care.

1. Growing up
2. Most useful information

Authorising a person or organisation to enquire or act on your behalf form (SS313)

Use this form to authorise a person or organisation in Australia to be your nominee so they can enquire or act on your behalf with Centrelink.

1. Growing up
2. Top payments

Child Care Subsidy

Assistance to help you with the cost of child care.

1. Seeking medical help
2. Most useful information

Medicare enrolment form (MS004)

Use this form to enrol in Medicare for the first time, re-enrol in Medicare or enrol your baby in Medicare.

1. Growing up
2. Top payments

Parenting Payment

The main income support payment while you’re a young child’s main carer.

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).

1. Parental Leave Pay
2. How to choose and share your days

Choose how to take your Parental Leave Pay

You can decide how to use your Parental Leave Pay days.

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

Income test for Family Tax Benefit Part A

The amount of Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A you get depends on your family’s income.

1. Seeking medical help
2. Most useful information

Application to copy or transfer from one Medicare card to another form (MS011)

Complete this form to copy or transfer someone onto your own Medicare card or another Medicare card.