Parenting Payment
The main payment while you’re a young child’s main carer.
This payment is from Services Australia.
Who can get it
To get this payment, you must:
- meet principal carer rules for a child under 14 if you’re single or under 6 if you’re partnered
- meet residence rules
- not have claimed before the birth of the child
- meet the assets test and be under the income limits.
Find out more about who can get it and how much you can get on the Services Australia website.
You can find out about other payments for families on the Services Australia website.
How to get it
Claim online
You'll need to link Centrelink to your myGov account, if you haven’t already.
If you don’t have a myGov account
Follow the steps to create a myGov account. After you’ve created one, you can link services to your account.
If you can’t claim online
Call the families line on the Services Australia website.
Help in your language
Call the Centrelink multilingual phone service on 131 202 to speak with someone in your language.
Find information in more languages about Centrelink on the Services Australia website.
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Page last updated: 23 April 2024