I am the main carer of a young child · Services Australia
Income support for principal carers of young children. Single and partnered rates differ. Means tested.
$1,066.30 / fortnight
Hover the amount for four other currencies (live rate).
Principal carer of a child under 8 if partnered, or under 14 if single (check current age cut-offs).
State parenting income support. Not Paid Parental Leave (a separate scheme) and not private maternity cover.
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.
primary · Services Australia
$1,066.30 / fortnight
From 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19
Typical total includes Energy Supplement and, where marked, Pharmaceutical Allowance or Youth Disability Supplement. Guide p.12, 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19.
primary · Services Australia
$748.20 / fortnight
From 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19
Guide p.12, 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19.
primary · Services Australia
$1,017.20 / fortnight
From 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19
Guide p.12, 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19.
primary · Services Australia
$740.30 / fortnight
From 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19
Guide p.12, 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-19.
stale · International Social Security Association
A$970.20 / fortnight
From 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
2026 booklet typical total is $1,066.30. Keep 2026.
stale · International Social Security Association
A$686.00 / fortnight
From 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
2026 booklet typical total is $748.20. Keep 2026.
International comparison
These benefits may support parents, children or families in the other country. Parenting Payment (single) appears in Australia's agreement framework, but whether a foreign family benefit is coordinated depends on the specific agreement.
Asia · agreement country
Cash or social-insurance maternity protection.
Why this may be relevant →Public or social-insurance health and long-term-care arrangements.
Why this may be relevant →Asia · agreement country
Family, child or dependant benefits where a statutory branch is recorded.
Why this may be relevant →Cash or social-insurance maternity protection.
Why this may be relevant →Asia · agreement country
Family, child or dependant benefits where a statutory branch is recorded.
Why this may be relevant →Cash or social-insurance maternity protection.
Why this may be relevant →Australasia · agreement country
Family, child or dependant benefits where a statutory branch is recorded.
Why this may be relevant →Cash or social-insurance maternity protection.
Why this may be relevant →Europe · agreement country
Family, child or dependant benefits where a statutory branch is recorded.
Why this may be relevant →Cash or social-insurance maternity protection.
Why this may be relevant →Europe · agreement country
Family, child or dependant benefits where a statutory branch is recorded.
Why this may be relevant →Cash or social-insurance maternity protection.
Why this may be relevant →Europe · agreement country
Family, child or dependant benefits where a statutory branch is recorded.
Why this may be relevant →Cash or social-insurance maternity protection.
Why this may be relevant →Europe · agreement country
Family, child or dependant benefits where a statutory branch is recorded.
Why this may be relevant →Cash or social-insurance maternity protection.
Why this may be relevant →Europe · agreement country
Family, child or dependant benefits where a statutory branch is recorded.
Why this may be relevant →Cash or social-insurance maternity protection.
Why this may be relevant →Europe · agreement country
Family, child or dependant benefits where a statutory branch is recorded.
Why this may be relevant →Cash or social-insurance maternity protection.
Why this may be relevant →Europe · agreement country
Family, child or dependant benefits where a statutory branch is recorded.
Why this may be relevant →Public or social-insurance health and long-term-care arrangements.
Why this may be relevant →Europe · agreement country
Family, child or dependant benefits where a statutory branch is recorded.
Why this may be relevant →Cash or social-insurance maternity protection.
Why this may be relevant →Europe · agreement country
Family, child or dependant benefits where a statutory branch is recorded.
Why this may be relevant →Cash or social-insurance maternity protection.
Why this may be relevant →Europe · agreement country
Family, child or dependant benefits where a statutory branch is recorded.
Why this may be relevant →Cash or social-insurance maternity protection.
Why this may be relevant →Europe · agreement country
Family, child or dependant benefits where a statutory branch is recorded.
Why this may be relevant →Cash or social-insurance maternity protection.
Why this may be relevant →Europe · agreement country
Family, child or dependant benefits where a statutory branch is recorded.
Why this may be relevant →Cash or social-insurance maternity protection.
Why this may be relevant →Europe · agreement country
Family, child or dependant benefits where a statutory branch is recorded.
Why this may be relevant →Cash or social-insurance maternity protection.
Why this may be relevant →Europe · agreement country
Family, child or dependant benefits where a statutory branch is recorded.
Why this may be relevant →Cash or social-insurance maternity protection.
Why this may be relevant →Europe · agreement country
Family, child or dependant benefits where a statutory branch is recorded.
Why this may be relevant →Cash or social-insurance maternity protection.
Why this may be relevant →Europe · agreement country
Family, child or dependant benefits where a statutory branch is recorded.
Why this may be relevant →Cash or social-insurance maternity protection.
Why this may be relevant →Europe · agreement country
Family, child or dependant benefits where a statutory branch is recorded.
Why this may be relevant →Cash or social-insurance maternity protection.
Why this may be relevant →Europe · agreement country
Family, child or dependant benefits where a statutory branch is recorded.
Why this may be relevant →Cash or social-insurance maternity protection.
Why this may be relevant →Europe · agreement country
Family, child or dependant benefits where a statutory branch is recorded.
Why this may be relevant →Cash or social-insurance maternity protection.
Why this may be relevant →Europe · agreement country
Family, child or dependant benefits where a statutory branch is recorded.
Why this may be relevant →Cash or social-insurance maternity protection.
Why this may be relevant →Europe · agreement country
Family, child or dependant benefits where a statutory branch is recorded.
Why this may be relevant →Cash or social-insurance maternity protection.
Why this may be relevant →Europe · agreement country
Family, child or dependant benefits where a statutory branch is recorded.
Why this may be relevant →Cash or social-insurance maternity protection.
Why this may be relevant →Europe · agreement country
Family, child or dependant benefits where a statutory branch is recorded.
Why this may be relevant →Cash or social-insurance maternity protection.
Why this may be relevant →Europe · agreement country
Family, child or dependant benefits where a statutory branch is recorded.
Why this may be relevant →Cash or social-insurance maternity protection.
Why this may be relevant →Europe · agreement country
Family, child or dependant benefits where a statutory branch is recorded.
Why this may be relevant →Cash or social-insurance maternity protection.
Why this may be relevant →Americas · agreement country
Family, child or dependant benefits where a statutory branch is recorded.
Why this may be relevant →Cash or social-insurance maternity protection.
Why this may be relevant →Americas · agreement country
Family, child or dependant benefits where a statutory branch is recorded.
Why this may be relevant →Cash or social-insurance maternity protection.
Why this may be relevant →Americas · agreement country
Public or social-insurance health and long-term-care arrangements.
Why this may be relevant →Retirement, invalidity/disability and survivor protection.
Why this may be relevant →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.
Services Australia. Child details, income and assets.
coreau_ss_methodology.centrelink_indexation
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.