Parenting Payment and income support
Check support for your main caring role, what to prepare for a claim, and what happens when your circumstances change.
Guides
Understand an option, its limits and where to go next.
Support and money
Family Tax Benefit
Understand FTB, child support action and the income checks that can change your family payments.
Child support for receiving and paying parents
Find assessment, collection, care-change and review routes without confusing child support with parenting arrangements.
Child-care costs and subsidies
Check CCS, separate-parent claims and extra help without assuming care is free or a place is guaranteed.
Rent Assistance and concession cards
Check help with housing costs, card eligibility and local discounts after your family circumstances change.
Money, bills and debt help
Find urgent essentials, free financial counselling and hardship routes while keeping shared finances and safety in mind.
Practical help and community support
Find food, bills, clothing, transport and connection without assuming every service has funds or places available.
Work and study
Work, study and caring responsibilities
Explore practical support, flexible work and payment obligations while caring for children.
Changes and decisions
Report changes to payments and services
Find the right notification for separation, care and income changes, with safety checks before sensitive updates.
Payment decisions, debts and reviews
Understand explanation, review and complaint routes, and ask about repayment help while a decision is checked.
Home and family
Housing, renting and moving
Find housing help, understand your rental options and check what to do before paying a bond or moving with children.
Children and wellbeing
School costs and support for children
Ask about school expenses, practical assistance and safe communication when family circumstances change.
Health, Medicare and dental care
Find medical and dental help, protect shared records and check local services and travel assistance.
Disability, caring and accessible support
Find the right starting point for disability services, caring responsibilities and accessible employment.
Children's wellbeing and parenting support
Support children through change and find practical, professional and peer help for parenting on your own.
Other circumstances
Visas, residency and settlement support
Find qualified help with visa and residency questions, including family violence and access to support.
Tax, superannuation, wills and estates
Find the right professional and official routes before making lasting financial or legal changes.
Bereavement, kinship and other caring arrangements
Find support when a parent has died or someone other than a parent takes on care.
Legal and safety
Family law when a relationship ends
Understand divorce, parenting, property and the different rules in Western Australia.
Help with safety and family violence
Find urgent help and support for a safety plan suited to your circumstances.
Safer browsing and private support
Explore your options when another person may monitor your devices, money or contact.
Update records after separation
Work through agency, financial and family records with safety checks beside each step.