Top payments for separated parents

1. Meeting the income test
2. What adjusted taxable income is

Paying tax on a Centrelink payment

You may have to pay income tax on your taxable Centrelink payments.

1. Top payments
2. Parenting Payment

Who can get Parenting Payment

You must meet certain criteria to get Parenting Payment.

Residence descriptions

You usually need to be an Australian resident or hold a specific visa type to get a Centrelink payment or concession card.

1. Raising kids
2. Separated parents

Help when you’re deciding to separate

Separating can impact your finances, family, and other areas in your life.

1. Self service
2. Child support self service

Child Support online accounts

The easiest way to manage your child support payments and details is online.

1. Relationship changes
2. Most useful information

Partner details - if you live in Australia form (MOD P)

Use this form to give us information about your partner if you are claiming or receiving a payment or concession card.

1. Raising kids
2. Separated parents

Learning about child support

Information to help you decide the type of child support arrangement that’s right for your family. There’s help to calculate and apply for child support.

1. Top payments
2. Child Care Subsidy

Who can get Child Care Subsidy

You need to meet some requirements to get Child Care Subsidy (CCS).

1. Relationship changes
2. Most useful information

Relationship details - Separated under one roof form (SS293)

Use this form if you’re separated but live under the same roof as your ex-partner. This is so we can assess whether to pay you as a single person or as a member of a couple.

1. Child support assessment
2. How we work out your assessment

How your income affects your child support

Find out how we use each parent’s income when we make a child support assessment.