Bonuses
NOTE: See also A Guide to Australian Government Payments for more information.
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The Newborn Supplement (NBS) is paid as a temporary increase to FTB(A) for up to 13 weeks. For details of payment eligibility, see the Services Australia website: www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/newborn-upfront-payment-and-newborn-supplement.
The Newborn Upfront Payment is a lump sum payment of $667 per child. It is not taxable.
For details of payment rates for the NBS, see the Services Australia website: www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/how-much-newborn-upfront-payment-and-newborn-supplement-you-can-get?
A Stillborn Baby Payment is also payable for families who have a stillborn baby. This payment is for families that do not meet the Parental Leave Pay criteria but earn under the income threshold or are eligible for FTB(A).
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These payments are to help families take time off work to care for a newborn or newly adopted child.
Children born or adopted before 1 July 2023
For children born or adopted before 1 July 2023, if eligible, a parent or primary carer can get paid for up to 18 weeks whilst they care for a child born or adopted before 1 July 2023. There are work and income tests that must be met to be eligible.
To check eligibility, see: www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/parental-leave-pay-for-child-born-or-adopted-before-1-july-2023. ‘Dad and Partner Pay’ is payable to eligible fathers and partners for up to two weeks to care for a new child born or adopted before 1 July 2023. Claims for this payment closed on 30 June 2024. Dad and Partner Pay and Parental Leave Pay combined into one payment for children born or adopted from 1 July 2023.
Children born or adopted after 1 July 2023
For children born or adopted after 1 July 2023, Parental Leave pay is available for eligible applicants to help care for a child born after 1 July 2023. To be eligible you have to:
be caring for a child born or adopted from 1 July 2023;
have met the income test;
not be working on your Parental Leave Pay days, except for allowable reasons;
have met the work test;
meet the residency rules;
have registered or applied to register your child’s birth with your state or territory birth registry, if they are a newborn.
For more information on eligibility, rates of payment and claiming timeframes, see the Services Australia website: www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/parental-leave-pay-for-child-born-or-adopted-from-1-july-2023.
Bonuses
Chapter: 5.1: Dealing with social security
Contributors all from Victorian Legal Aid: James Hogan, Deputy Managing Lawyer; Julie Riva, Associate Public Defender (Civil Justice); Kate Brown, Lawyer; Patrick Noyelle, Senior Lawyer; and Tom Durkin, Lawyer
Current as of: 14 October 2024
Law Handbook Page: 289
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