Money help for parents in Australia
Payments and help you may be able to get, roughly how much, where to apply and when.
This only shows what may be worth checking. It can't tell you if you qualify: the official page decides.
Parental Leave Pay
For parents caring for a newborn who meet the income, work and residency tests. Register the birth first, and claim in time.
Family Tax Benefit
For parents and carers of children, depending on income.
Newborn Upfront Payment and Newborn Supplement
Up to $708 once
A lump sum and extra Family Tax Benefit after a baby arrives, if you get Family Tax Benefit Part A and not Parental Leave Pay for the same child.
Child Care Subsidy
Help with approved child care fees for children 13 or younger.
Payment and Service Finder
Services Australia's official tool to estimate what you may get.
Get reminders on the day
Giggle & Grow keeps these dates for you, with your diary, feeds and weaning, from pregnancy to toddler.
Names, amounts and links from official pages, checked 8 November 2026. Amounts change, often every January.