Top payments for having a baby

Private trusts and companies

If you’re part of a private trust or company, we need to know your share of the income and assets.

1. Top payments
2. Parenting Payment

What your Parenting Payment commitments are

There are some things you must do to keep getting your Parenting Payment.

1. Having a baby
2. When your baby arrives

Submit your claim if you didn’t do a pre-birth claim

If you didn’t do a pre-birth claim, you can start a claim after the birth of your baby.

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

Support for grandparent carers

If you’re a grandparent providing ongoing care for your grandchild, there’s support and payments available to help you.

1. What's covered
2. Who's covered by Medicare

Medicare services for conceiving, pregnancy and birth

We can cover some or all of the health care costs of having a baby.

Asset hardship provisions

We may stop, reject or reduce your payment because of the assets test. If this is the case, you may be able to apply under the asset hardship provisions.

1. Retirement years
2. Most useful information

Authorising a person or organisation to enquire or act on your behalf (outside Australia) form (AUS221)

Use this form if you want to nominate a person or organisation outside Australia to act on your behalf with Centrelink.

1. Having a baby
2. When your baby arrives

Enrol your baby in Medicare only

If you don’t wish to claim for a families payment, you’ll need to submit proof of birth to enrol your baby in Medicare.

Time limits for submitting lump sum claims and confirming income for Family Tax Benefit

You have 12 months from the end of the financial year to confirm your family income for Family Tax Benefit (FTB) or claim FTB as a lump sum.

1. Separated parents
2. Most useful information

Objecting to a Child Support decision form (CS1893)

Use this form to object to a child support decision we made that you disagree with.