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Family Tax Benefit Part B

Per-family payment for single parents and some couples with one main income, based on the age of the youngest child.

$200.34 / fortnight

Hover the amount for four other currencies (live rate).

Who it is for

Single parents, and couples who meet the primary-earner income rules, with a qualifying child.

State family payment. Not Paid Parental Leave.

Conditions

Youngest child
Rate depends on whether the youngest child is 0–4 or 5–18.
Income
Primary earner and secondary earner tests for couples.

Rates

Primary source first. A disputed or stale figure stays visible. Hover a rand or dollar figure for four other currencies. W weekly · F fortnightly · M monthly · A annually.

stale · International Social Security Association

ISSA 1 Jan 2024 — youngest under 5

A$181.44 / fortnight

From 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

2026 booklet is $200.34. Keep 2026.

ISSA country profile — Australia →

International comparison

Payments in other countries that may correspond to Family Tax Benefit Part B

These benefits may support families or single-income households. They are comparison points rather than automatic agreement equivalents to Family Tax Benefit Part B.

32 agreement countries with a potentially related benefit family
1Same purpose does not mean same law.A foreign pension, allowance or care benefit can serve a similar social purpose without being legally equivalent to Family Tax Benefit Part B.
2The bilateral agreement decides what is coordinated.Use the country page to test whether the relevant benefit category is actually covered.
3The foreign benefit can still matter even when it is not covered.It may help explain contribution history, foreign pension income, care arrangements or the other country's welfare structure.

Potential correspondence is based on benefit function and ISSA welfare-system structure. It does not mean the foreign benefit is legally equivalent to the Australian payment or covered by the bilateral agreement. Open the country page and current agreement sources before relying on it.

Cross-checks

How to apply

With FTB Part A or separately via families.

Methodology

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Maximum rates from Services Australia. Pensions and most allowances index on 20 March and 20 September. FTB indexes 1 July. Income and assets tests can pay less than the maximum. Current Compass figures are overlaid from the 1 July–19 September 2026 payments guide (co029-2607). Change this row in Core AU and the Compass follows.

  1. Read the live Services Australia page for that payment.
  2. Cross-check A guide to Australian Government payments for the current quarter (Core AU job payments_guide_quarterly).
  3. Do not treat a September-preview blog figure as in force before indexation day.