Top payments for school

1. Top payments
2. Parenting Payment

When you’ll get your first Parenting Payment

Parenting Payment is a fortnightly payment. We’ll tell you when your first payment is after we approve your claim.

1. ABSTUDY
2. High school, university or other higher education students

ABSTUDY for masters or doctorate study

There’s ABSTUDY support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students doing a masters or doctorate.

How child support affects FTB Part A payment rates

The more child support you receive or are entitled to, the less FTB you may get. This is called the Maintenance Income Test.

1. Employment income reporting
2. What to report

Income from employment

If you or your partner get income from employment you need to tell us. This is so we can pay you the right amount.

Overdrawn bank account

You can get help to access your money if you have an overdrawn bank account.

1. Managing your money
2. Most useful information

Cancel Nominee Arrangement form (SS532)

Use this form to tell us that you, as an authorised person or organisation, want to cancel a nominee arrangement.

1. Higher education
2. Most useful information

Parents(s)/Guardian(s) additional details for Youth Allowance, Special Benefit or ABSTUDY customers form (A2115)

Use this form to provide parental income if you’re the parent or guardian of someone claiming Youth Allowance or ABSTUDY.

Income from outside Australia

Income you get from outside Australia can count in your income test.

Immunisation medical exemptions

You may be able to get an exemption from having a vaccine if there is a valid medical reason.

1. Assets test
2. Asset types

Funeral bonds and prepaid funerals

Funeral costs you pay for in advance normally don’t count in your assets test for payments from us. There are some exceptions.