Child support care percentage estimator
The care estimator is a tool that calculates your care percentage.
Financial Information Service
A free service that can inform and educate you about financial matters.
Change of circumstances for child support
You need to let us know if your circumstances change. Some changes can affect your child support payments. Find out what to tell us and how to let us know.
Payments while outside Australia
To get your payment or concession card while outside Australia, you must continue to meet the qualification rules at all times.
How your percentage of care affects your child support payments
We consider each parent or non-parent carer’s care of the child as part of our child support assessment. This is their percentage of care.
Hours of subsidised child care for Child Care Subsidy
From 5 January 2026, families eligible for Child Care Subsidy can get at least 72 hours of subsidised child care each fortnight.
The child support assessment formula
The child support assessment formula looks at your circumstances to work out how much child support should be paid.
Proving your identity online for Centrelink
How to prove who you are to Centrelink online.
Mutual obligation requirements
Mutual obligation requirements are tasks and activities you agree to do while you get some payments from us. Penalties may apply if you don’t meet them.
Assets test for allowances
We use the assets test to help us work out if you can be paid an allowance and how much you'll get.