Benefits and family guides

Best Start, Family Tax Credit, In-Work Tax Credit and Minimum Family Tax Credit each have different eligibility and abatement rules.

Paid parental leave replaces qualifying income up to a published weekly cap, with a payment period separate from workplace leave rights.

Best Start supports qualifying families during a child's early years, with first-year income testing determined by the child's birth date.

Winter Energy Payment adds seasonal heating support to specified benefits and pensions, with automatic payments during the winter period.

Accommodation Supplement helps with qualifying rent, board or home ownership costs, with income, asset and area limits affecting entitlement.

Student Allowance helps eligible students with living costs, with personal income and, in some circumstances, parental or partner income tests.

Jobseeker Support weekly rates depend on age and family circumstances, with income tests and obligations affecting an individual's payment.

Child support formula assessments combine parental income, allowances, care arrangements and child costs, with amounts updated each year.

FamilyBoost refunds part of eligible early childhood education fees, with quarterly household income and claim records affecting the amount.

Supported Living Payment rates depend on age and family circumstances, with separate eligibility for health conditions and full-time caring.

Sole Parent Support combines a published weekly rate with income and family criteria, and eligibility ends when the youngest child turns 14.

Disability Allowance helps with ongoing disability-related costs, subject to a weekly maximum, income limits and evidence of eligible expenses.

The Community Services Card reduces health and transport costs for eligible people, with income limits based on household size.

Childcare Subsidy helps with pre-school childcare costs, with weekly hour limits and income-based reductions that differ for working and non-working families.

Both benefits support carers of children whose parents have died or cannot care for them, with weekly rates that depend on the child's age.

Temporary Additional Support helps with essential living costs that cannot be met from income, with a 13-week maximum payment period.