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Eligibility for Family Tax Benefit Part A

You may be eligible for Family Tax Benefit Part A if you have:

  • a dependent child aged under 21 in your care for at least 35% of the time, or
  • a dependent full-time student aged 21–24 in your care for at least 35% of the time, and
  • income under a certain amount.

You may not be eligible for Family Tax Benefit Part A if, for example, your child has a yearly income of $12,742 or more.

Eligible carers

If you are a parent, guardian, foster carer, grandparent or other carer, you may be eligible for Family Tax Benefit Part A.

If your child is in foster care, you will not normally be eligible for Family Tax Benefit Part A.

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