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My income or work has changed

Check reporting, estimates, childcare and hardship help when earnings or employment change.

Update the right income information
Centrelink earnings reporting and your annual family-assistance estimate are different. Check what needs updating rather than assuming a single report covers everything.
Read the guide: Report changes to payments and services
Ask about child-support income changes
A child-support estimate or assessment change has its own rules and effective dates. Ask the agency about your actual circumstances.
Read the guide: Child support for receiving and paying parents
Review family assistance and childcare costs
Check FTB and CCS estimates, fees and balancing. Subsidised hours do not mean care is free or a place is guaranteed.
Read the guide: Child-care costs and subsidies
Check work, study and caring options
Employment rights depend on coverage. Parent Pathways is a separate voluntary service for eligible parents; it is not a general exemption from other obligations.
Read the guide: Work, study and caring responsibilities
Ask for hardship help early
Contact creditors about hardship and get free financial counselling. A loan still needs repayment; avoid treating it as extra income.
Read the guide: Money, bills and debt help

Wording reviewed 5 October 2026. Numerical rules have separate verification dates on Sources and updates.

Update the right income information