What's New
This website is regularly updated to provide the latest information about payments and services for Family Assistance as well as new Government announcements.
2010 news stories
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1 September
Tax time – check reportable superannuation amount on your payment summary
The ATO has learnt that some employers didn’t include the correct amount of their reportable super on 2009-10 payment summaries. This could affect the amount of child support you pay or receive, or your eligibility for Centrelink benefits. Check your summary – if you’re affected, talk to your employer and visit the ATO website for more information.
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1 July
Alignment of Care - making it easier to deal with us
The Family Assistance Office (FAO) and Child Support Agency (CSA) now use the same rules to work out the percentage of care you provide your child or children.
If you are a CSA customer and you receive Family Tax Benefit, you will now only have to tell your story once.
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17 June
Paid Parental Leave Scheme
Australia's first national Paid Parental Leave scheme will start on 1 January 2011.
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26 May
Alignment of Care between Child Support and Family Tax Benefit
Legislation introduced today will simplify the way separated families deal with the Child Support Agency and the Family Assistance Office
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1 January
New Eligibility Rules for Family Tax Benefit children aged 16 to 20 years
From January 2010, dependent children aged 16 ...
2009 news stories
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7 August
Family Tax Benefit - Fortnightly payments to cease for recipients who do not lodge a tax return
From January 2010, you may no longer receive your Family Tax Benefit on a fortnightly basis if you...
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1 July
Changes to the definition of income
From 1 July 2009 there are changes to how income is defined for family assistance
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1 July
Changes to Family Tax Benefit
From 1 July 2009, there are three key changes to Family Tax Benefit.
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1 July
Website updates 1 July 2009
New information and items of interest recently added to our website
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1 July
Education Tax Refund
If you're eligible, from 1 July 2009 you can claim the Education Tax Refund for eligible education spending from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.
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