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Family Assistance

Families with dependent children may be entitled to payments from the Family Assistance Office. Check entitlements automatically along with tax details to ensure correct payments. Family Assistance calculations include the following:

Example 1: Family Assistance Report (via Print)

Sample Family Assistance report showing the calculation screens.


Example 2: Family Assistance Report (via Clipboard)

Family Assistance

 

per fortnight

other payments

Total per year

FTB Part A Payment (including below)

$393.54

$2,179.05

$12,440.20

     Large Family Supplement

Eligible

 

 

     Multiple Birth Allowance

Not Applicable

 

 

     Rent Assistance

Not Applicable

 

 

FTB Part B Payment

$95.06

$354.05

$2,832.40

Child Care Benefit

$0.00

 

$0.00

Child Care Rebate

$0.00

 

$0.00

Maternity Immunisation Allowance

 

$0.00

$0.00

Baby Bonus

$0.00

 

$0.00

Family Assistance Total Payment

$488.60

$2,533.10

$15,272.60

 

Adjusted Taxable Income

 

Herbert

Heidi

Taxable Income

$50,000

$0

+ Reportable Fringe Benefits

$0

$0

+ Reportable Superannuation Contributions

$0

$0

+ Tax free Government payments and benefits

$0

$0

+ Net rental property losses (added back)

$0

$0

+ Foreign Exempt Employment Income

$0

$0

- Child Support (maintenance) paid

$0

$0

Adjusted Taxable Income

$50,000

$0

Combined Adjusted Taxable Income

$50,000

 

Family Tax Benefit Part A

 

Eligibility

Dependent child under 21

Yes

 

 

Dependent student 21 to 24

No

 

 

 

Base Rate

 

per fortnight

No. of children

per year

Dependent children under 18

$51.24

3

$4,007.70

Dependent children 18 to 24

$68.74

0

$0.00

Maximum FTB Part A Base Rate Payment

 

 

$4,007.70

 

Rent Assistance

Rent Assistance

$0.00

 

$0.00

 

Maximum Rate

Dependent children under 13

$160.30

1

$4,179.25

Dependent children 13 to 15

$208.46

1

$5,434.85

Dependent children 16 to 17

$51.24

1

$1,335.90

Dependent children 18 to 24

$68.74

0

$0.00

In approved care organisation 0 to 24

$51.24

0

$0.00

Maximum FTB Part A Payment

 

 

$10,950.00

 

Income Test

Family Income

$50,000.00

 

Family Income Threshold 1 (Maximum Rate)

$45,114.00

 0.20 rate reduction per $ over

Family Income Threshold 2 (Base Rate)

$79,824.00

 

Family Income Threshold (Reduced Base Rate)

$94,316.00

 + $3,796 times extra 2 children.

Family Income Threshold 3 Reduced Base Rate

$101,908.00

 $0.30 rate reduction per $ over

Family Income Cut-off for any FTB Part A

$123,492.00

 

 

Maximum FTB Part A (pa) $10,950.00 + Large Family Supplement (pa) $288.35 = FTB Part A (pa) $11,238.35 - Reduction of $977.20 (family income of $50,000.00 is below the Threshold 2 value of $79,824.00) = Reduced FTB Part A (pa) $10,261.15.

 

Maintenance Income Test

Maintenance Income Total

$0.00

 

Maintenance Income Threshold

$3,650.00

 

Reduction if maintenance income over threshold

$0.50

 per dollar over threshold $0.00

 

Totals

 

 

 

per year

FTB Part A Payment

$393.54

  per fortnight

$10,261.15

FTB Part A Supplement

$726.35

  per child

$2,179.05

FTB Part A Total Payment

 

 

$12,440.20

 

Family Tax Benefit Part B

 

Eligibility

 

Dependent child under 16

Yes

Dependent student 18/under

Yes

 

Maximum Rate

Rate per family per fortnight

Payment per year

Age of youngest child 12.2

$95.06

$2,478.35

 

Income Test

 

 

 

 

Higher Income Earner Cut-off

$150,000.00

 

reduction rate

reduction amount

Lower Income Earner Threshold

$4,745.00

 

0.20

$0.00

Totals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

per year

FTB Part B Payment

$95.06

per fortnight

 

$2,478.35

FTB Part B Supplement

$354.05

per family

 

$354.05

FTB Part B Total Payment

 

 

 

$2,832.40

 

Baby Bonus

Combined Adjusted Taxable Income Cut-off

$75,000

 

Number of babies

0

 

 

per fortnight

per year

Payment Rate per baby (13 instalments)

$407.23

$5,294

Baby Bonus Payment

$0

$0

 

Maternity Immunisation Allowance

Number of immunised children between 18 and 24 months

0

Number of immunised children between 4 and 5 years

0

Maternity Immunisation Allowance Rate - Full Amount

$251.00

Maternity Immunisation Allowance Payment

$0.00

 

Child Care Benefit

Number of hours per week for all children

$0

 

 

 

Children

Total Hours year

Hourly Rate

per year

Non school children in child care

0

0

$0.00

$0.00

School children in child care

0

0

$0.00

$0.00

 

Family Income

$50,000

 

Family Income Threshold

$38,763

 0% reduction if family income > thres

Family Income Cut-off

$0

 

 

per fortnight

per year

Child Care Benefit Payments

$0

$0

No children in care

 

Child Care Tax Rebate

Total Expenses for Approved Care for all children

$0.00

 

- Child Care Benefit Payments

$0.00

 

= Total out of pocket expenses

$0.00

 

Number of children in Approved Care

0

 

Maximum rebate per child

$7,500.00

 

 

per fortnight

per quarter

per year

Child Care Tax Rebate Payment (paid quarterly)

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

Child Care Benefit is zero so no Child Care Tax rebate.

 

 


Example 3: Family Assistance related calculation screens

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Family Assistance