Where to find child support information on Centrelink systems 277-51060000

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This document explains where to find child support information used to assess a customer's entitlement to Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A under the Maintenance Action Test (MAT) and Maintenance Income Test (MIT). This information can be viewed at the customer, Maintenance Entitlement Group, and child levels.

FTB instalment claims

The Child Support Overview via Customer First Workspace provides an overview of the customer’s current child support assessment, including MAT, MIT and child support assessment and collection method.

Alternately, this information can be viewed via the Maintenance Entitlement Group Summary (MNGS) screen. On this screen, children are grouped according to whether the customer or their partner is entitled to take action to obtain child support for them.

Child support screens display child support entitlement and disbursement information transferred electronically from Child Support as well as information recorded manually.

The Assessment Explanation (AXFTB) screen indicates if FTB Part A is restricted to the base rate for a child due to the MAT.

Maintenance Income Test (MIT) details

A summary of the assessment of the customer's maintenance income can be viewed on the Rate Explanation (REXFTBA) screen.

Details of the customer's total annualised maintenance income, Maintenance Income Free Area (MIFA), MIT ceiling and maintenance income reduction can be viewed on the FTB Maintenance Assessment Explanation (REXFTBM) screen.

A detailed explanation of the maintenance income assessment can be viewed from the MIT Explanation Summary (MNEX) screen.

FTB reconciliation

After the end of each financial year, maintenance reconciliation occurs as part of the FTB reconciliation process. Separate screens are used to show how MAT and MIT were applied in the FTB reconciliation calculation. These can be viewed from the FAO Reconciliation (FRCS) screen.

FTB lump sum claims

Claims for 2008-09 onwards

To view child support details used for the relevant financial year for a child or payer group:

In Maintenance Details Selection (FMPYS) screen, select the child support recipient
View child or payer group from the Main LSC Group Summary (MLGS)

Pre 2008-09

To view child support income details select the recipient from the FMPYS screen.

To view maintenance action details:

Select the child from the Child Selection (CHS) screen
Review details on Child Maintenance Previous Year (CHMPY) screen

For FTB lump sum claims lodged with the Australian Taxation Office before July 2009, child support details are displayed on separate ATO claim screens.

FTB lump sum claim calculation screens show how child support details affected the lump sum claim result.

Child Support Maintenance screens

Pre July 2000 Child Support/Maintenance screens include:

the annual amount assessed for Maintenance Income Test (MIT) purposes, as well as the amount actually paid by Child Support
the child support liability amount to be collected privately by the customer
the individual payday breakdown of the total child support paid to a customer through Child Support and shows where the payment was issued
a summary of all the child support income information