Tracking the progress of your Family Tax Benefit balancing

Published: 24 July 2025

We’ll balance your Family Tax Benefit (FTB) after you and your partner have lodged your tax return or told us you don’t need to and confirmed your income.

You can view the progress of your FTB balancing through your Express Plus Centrelink mobile app.

Your balancing will show as in progress or complete.

In some cases, your status may show as complete, but we may need to check things with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) before we let you know the outcome.

Once your balancing is complete, we’ll send you a letter. If you lodged a tax return, this may take up to 28 days after you get your tax notice of assessment.

Find out more about how to track the progress of your FTB balancing.

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