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Payment rates of Family Tax Benefit Part B

The amount of Family Tax Benefit Part B you get usually depends on the age of your youngest child.

These payment rates are effective from 1 July 2009.

Maximum rate of Family Tax Benefit B

Note: *Each year figures include the Family Tax Benefit Part B supplement.

Family Tax Benefit Part B supplement

You can get an extra Family Tax Benefit Part B supplement of up to $346.75 per family after the end of the financial year when your payments are balanced. This will happen after you and your partner have lodged your tax returns (if you or your partner are not required to lodge a tax return you must tell the Family Assistance Office).

More information

• A guide to Australian Government payments
• Factors affecting payment rates and eligibility
• Family Tax Benefit Part B - how much can I get
• Family Tax Benefit supplements

Income test

An income test is used to work out how much Family Tax Benefit Part B you can get.

Shared care

If you share the care of your child, there are special rules about how much Family Tax Benefit you can be paid.

Payment adjustments and reviews

When you or your partner lodge your tax returns or advise that you and your partner are not required to lodge, your annual entitlement might be adjusted up or down.

• If you overestimate your actual annual family income and are underpaid during the year, your Family Tax Benefit will be topped up to your full entitlement after the end of the financial year.
• If your actual annual family income is more than you estimated and you have been paid too much, you will have to repay any Family Tax Benefit you should not have been paid.