Child support agreements and Family Tax Benefit (FTB) 277-51090000
Expand allThis document outlines child support agreements that have been accepted by Child Support and explains assessment for Family Tax Benefit (FTB). These agreements are different to agreements lodged with a court or informal agreements between parents.
Child Support agreements before and after 1 July 2008
Customers can choose to register a child support agreement with Child Support.
If the agreement has a start date:
- Before 1 July 2008 and the customer is claiming more than base rate FTB Part A, Centrelink is responsible for determining whether the agreement satisfies Maintenance Action Test requirements. For FTB instalment customers, child support income is assessed according to their full child support entitlement (private collect) or the amount collected (Child Support collect), according to details transferred by Child Support (as for customers with a child support assessment). If the agreement includes non-cash or capitalised child support, this must be manually recorded on the customer's record
- On or after 1 July 2008, Child Support is responsible for assessing the agreement. Child support details are not manually assessed or recorded as the assessment is automatic based on the notional assessment (NA) advised by Child Support. In some cases the Administrative Assessment is used, for example for a lump sum agreement
Customers with a child support agreement may choose to collect child support privately or via Child Support.
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Family Tax Benefit (FTB) customer wants to register a child support agreement
Related links
Maintenance Action Test (MAT) for Family Tax Benefit (FTB) customers
Maintenance Income Test (MIT) for Family Tax Benefit (FTB)
Maintenance reconciliation for Family Tax Benefit (FTB)