Family Tax Benefit (FTB), Child Care Subsidy (CCS) and Paid Parental Leave scheme customer/child going overseas 007-02080000

Policy

Social Security Guide, 9.2, Visa subclasses & payment eligibility for visas issued after 1/9/94

Social Security Guide, 3.1.1.10, Residence requirements

Family Assistance Guide, 2.1.2.10, Residence requirements

Family Assistance Guide 2.1.2.20, Verifying residence/citizenship

Family Assistance Guide, 2.1.2.40, FTB portability

Family Assistance Guide, 2.6.1, CCS eligibility

Family Assistance Guide, 3.1.1.10, Calculating a rate of FTB - overview

Paid Parental Leave Guide, 2.4.2, Absences from Australia for PLP

Legislation

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A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

• section 24, Effect of certain absences of FTB child etc
• section 24(7) to (10) Extension of 6 week period in certain circumstances
• section 10, Effect of absence of child from care of approved child care service other than an approved occasional care service
• section 85BB, CCS Residency requirements
• section 85EE, CCS Maximum period of eligibility for individual who is absent from Australia

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

• section 31, continued eligibility for Family Tax Benefit from date of return to Australia

Paid Parental Leave Act 2010

• section 46, Effect of absence from Australia on Australian residency test

Note: for Authority to apply legislation relating to children born or adopted before 1 July 2023, use the superseded version of the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010 registered on 17 August 2022. Authority is given in Schedule 3 Part 2 of the Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Improvements for Families and Gender Equality) Act 2023.