Payments
Payment rates
These payment rates of Parenting Payment are effective from 1 January 2012.
| If you are | The maximum fortnightly payment is |
|---|---|
| Partnered | $439.40 |
| Partnered, but separated because of illness, respite care or prison | $526.60 |
| Single | $641.50* |
* Includes the pension supplement basic amount.
Pharmaceutical Allowance may be paid.
Income and assets tests are used to work out how much you can get.
Payment adjustments and reviews
Parenting Payment is usually adjusted in March and September each year in line with the Consumer Price Index – that is, in line with any increases in the costs of living.
More information
- A guide to Australian Government payments booklet
- Parenting Payment rates factsheet
- Parenting Payment section