How to manage your Parenting Payment
Your options for managing your Parenting Payment.
Waiting periods for Parenting Payment
You may have to wait before your Parenting Payment starts.
ABSTUDY School Term Allowance
A payment to help parents or guardians of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students. They need to be living at home.
What are primary school levels for child care fee assistance
We need to know when your child starts primary school and secondary school. We may ask this when you claim child care fee assistance.
Approved courses and institutions for ABSTUDY
You must study an approved course with an approved institution to get ABSTUDY.
Supporting documents for Family Tax Benefit claims
You’ll need some information to start your claim for Family Tax Benefit. Once you’ve submitted your claim, you’ll also need to provide supporting documents.
Income and assets tests for ABSTUDY
We check income and assets to see if you can get some ABSTUDY payments and how much you might get.
How your percentage of care affects your Family Tax Benefit (FTB) payments
As part of a care assessment, we consider how often each parent or non-parent carer, cares for a child. This is the percentage of care.
Centrepay is changing
We’re updating Centrepay so it works better for you. You can use Centrepay to pay for goods and services from approved businesses.
Parental income limits for Tertiary Access Payment
We check your parents’ or guardians’ income when you claim Tertiary Access Payment.