How much is Family Tax Benefit Part A per child?

The maximum rate depends on the child's age, with higher rates for older children. The table at the top of this page shows the current fortnightly and yearly maximum for each age band. Your actual payment depends on your family's yearly income and can reduce to the base rate or to nil above the income limits.

How does the Family Tax Benefit income test work?

It is based on your family's yearly adjusted taxable income. Up to the lower free area you get the maximum rate. Above it, the payment reduces by 20 cents in the dollar to the base rate, then by 30 cents in the dollar above a higher free area. The thresholds are shown on this page.

When does Family Tax Benefit go up next?

Family Tax Benefit is indexed once a year, on 1 July, unlike pensions and allowances that change in March and September. The next increase is on {{date:nextIndexation:family-tax-benefit-a}}. This page updates to match.

What is the Family Tax Benefit end-of-year supplement?

It is an extra amount paid per child after the financial year, once your actual income is confirmed and your payments are reconciled. It is only paid if you have met the requirements, such as lodging your tax return. It is separate from your fortnightly rate.

Is Family Tax Benefit Part A taxable?

No. Family Tax Benefit Part A is not taxable and you do not include it in your tax return. Even so, your family's taxable income is what decides how much Part A you get.

Family Tax Benefit Part A rates 2026

Family Tax Benefit Part A

$235.48/fortnight

Maximum Part A per fortnight (per child aged under 13)

Effective 1 July 2026 · Source: DSS / Services Australia

Family Tax Benefit Part A is a per-child payment that helps with the cost of raising children. It is paid for each eligible child in your care, and the rate depends on the child's age. It is paid by Services Australia through Centrelink.

This page shows the current Part A rates and how the annual income test works. Family Tax Benefit is indexed once a year, on 1 July, which is different from most payments. The next change is on 1 July 2027.

Every number on this page is taken line by line from the Department of Social Services rates list and checked against the Services Australia payments guide.

Full Family Tax Benefit Part A rate table

Family Tax Benefit Part A — maximum rate per child
Child	Max /fortnight	Max /year
Aged under 13	$235.48	$6,139.30
Aged between 13 and 15	$306.46	$7,989.85
Aged between 16 and 19 — Secondary student	$306.46	$7,989.85
Aged under 19 — In an approved care organisation	$75.60	$1,971
Base rate (per child)	$75.60	$1,971

Plus an end-of-year supplement of up to $970.90 per child, paid after your family income is balanced.

Part A reduction for not meeting immunisation or health-check requirements
Reduction	Amount
Per day	$2.61
Per fortnight	$36.54

Source: DSS Social Security Payment Parameters, 1 July 2026 — FTB (Part A) — Penalty reduction

FTB Part A Energy Supplement (grandfathered)
Child	Per fortnight	Per year
under-13	$3.50	$91.25
13-15	$4.48	$116.80
16-19-student	$4.48	$116.80
approved-care-org	$0.98	$25.55
base	$1.40	$36.50

The FTB Energy Supplement is only paid if you have maintained continuous eligibility since 19 September 2016.

Source: DSS Social Security Payment Parameters, 1 July 2026 — Family Tax Benefit (Part A) · DSS Social Security Payment Parameters, 1 July 2026 — FTB (Part A) — End of Year Supplement

The table below shows the Part A rates. There is a maximum rate that steps up as the child gets older, with age bands for children under 13, 13 to 15, and 16 to 19 in secondary study. There is also a lower base rate that applies once family income passes the first threshold.

Rates are shown both per fortnight and per year, because Family Tax Benefit is worked out on your yearly family income. A separate end-of-year supplement is paid after the financial year, once your income is confirmed.

How your circumstances change this payment. Your income can reduce it. See the detail:

Estimate your Family Tax Benefit Part A

Your children (by age)

Aged under 13 — how many

Aged between 13 and 15 — how many

Aged between 16 and 19 — Secondary student — how many

Aged under 19 — In an approved care organisation — how many

Family adjusted taxable income (per year)

Annual, combined for you and your partner.

This is an estimate. Services Australia calculates your actual payment.

Estimated FTB Part A

$0.00per year

≈ per fortnight $0.00

Estimate only — FTB is reconciled after the financial year. Supplements are paid after reconciliation and are not included above. FTB rates re-index on 1 July.

Add at least one child to estimate Family Tax Benefit Part A.

How this is worked out

annual max = $0.00 · annual base = $0.00Method 1 = max(base, max − 20c × income over $69,131.00), floored at the base rateabove $123,078.00: base reduces 30c per $1 (payment $0 at $123,078.00)payable = $0.00/yr ($0.00/fn)

What this means

Family Tax Benefit Part A is paid for each child, and the rate is higher for older children. You can choose to be paid every two weeks through the year, or as a lump sum after the end of the financial year.

Part A is worked out on your family's yearly adjusted taxable income, not a fortnightly figure. Because your final income is only known after the year ends, your fortnightly payments are an estimate that is reconciled later.

After the financial year, Services Australia compares the income you estimated with your actual income. If you were paid the right amount, an end-of-year supplement is paid. If you were overpaid, you may have a debt, and if you were underpaid you may get a top-up. This is why keeping your income estimate up to date matters.

Some Part A rates can also include a small Energy Supplement, but for Family Tax Benefit it is grandfathered: it is only paid to families who have maintained their eligibility since 19 September 2016. Families whose FTB started after that date generally do not get it, so their total is lower by that line. The supplement is also frozen, so it never rises at indexation.

Family Tax Benefit is indexed on 1 July, unlike pensions and allowances. The next increase is on 1 July 2027, and this page updates to match.

Who can get Family Tax Benefit Part A

Services Australia assesses Part A on whether you care for a dependent child, the child's age and study, your residence status, and your family's yearly income. You generally need to care for the child at least 35 per cent of the time.

This page reports the rates and the income test. It does not decide your claim. For the eligibility rules that apply to your own situation, check the official Family Tax Benefit page linked at the top and bottom of this page.

Explore Family Tax Benefit Part A

Rates change at indexation. The most recent update is the 1 July 2026 indexation. See the full indexation schedule and payment dates.

Family Tax Benefit Part A: common questions

How much is Family Tax Benefit Part A per child?: The maximum rate depends on the child's age, with higher rates for older children. The table at the top of this page shows the current fortnightly and yearly maximum for each age band. Your actual payment depends on your family's yearly income and can reduce to the base rate or to nil above the income limits.
How does the Family Tax Benefit income test work?: It is based on your family's yearly adjusted taxable income. Up to the lower free area you get the maximum rate. Above it, the payment reduces by 20 cents in the dollar to the base rate, then by 30 cents in the dollar above a higher free area. The thresholds are shown on this page.
When does Family Tax Benefit go up next?: Family Tax Benefit is indexed once a year, on 1 July, unlike pensions and allowances that change in March and September. The next increase is on 1 July 2027. This page updates to match.
What is the Family Tax Benefit end-of-year supplement?: It is an extra amount paid per child after the financial year, once your actual income is confirmed and your payments are reconciled. It is only paid if you have met the requirements, such as lodging your tax return. It is separate from your fortnightly rate.
Does Family Tax Benefit Part A include the Energy Supplement?: Only for some families. Unlike income support payments, the Energy Supplement with Family Tax Benefit is grandfathered: it is only paid to families who have maintained their eligibility since 19 September 2016. Newer FTB claims generally do not include it.
Is Family Tax Benefit Part A taxable?: No. Family Tax Benefit Part A is not taxable and you do not include it in your tax return. Even so, your family's taxable income is what decides how much Part A you get.

Estimates and general information only — not financial advice. Check Services Australia for your circumstances.

Rates current as of 1 July 2026. Source: DSS / Services Australia. Last checked 17 July 2026.