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How much Family Tax Benefit can you get?

Enter your children's ages and your family's adjusted taxable income to estimate FTB Part A and Part B for 2025–26 — fortnightly payments, annual totals and the end-of-year supplements.

2025–26 rates·Source: Services Australia·Read · 5 min

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Children aged 0–4

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Children aged 5–12

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Children aged 13–19 (in study if 16+)

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Your estimate · 2025–26

Estimated FTB per fortnight

$201

Regular Part A + Part B payments on a combined adjusted taxable income of $110,000, against the 2025–26 thresholds. Supplements are paid separately after you lodge your tax return.

FTB Part A · per year$3,803
FTB Part B · per year$1,428
End-of-year supplements$460
Total per year$5,691

2025–26 FTB income tests

TestThreshold
Part A maximum rate up to$66,722
Part A tapers 20c per $1 to the base rate$66,722 – $118,771
Part A base rate tapers 30c per $1 above$118,771
Part B cuts out if the higher earner is above$120,007
Part B lower earner free area (couples)$6,935

Source: Services Australia · 2025–26, effective 1 July 2025

How FTB Part A works

FTB Part A is paid per child and tested on your combined family adjusted taxable income (ATI). In 2025–26 the maximum rate is $227.36 a fortnight for each child aged 0–12 and $295.82 for each child aged 13–19 in full-time study.

Families with combined income of $66,722 or less get the maximum rate. Above that, the payment reduces by 20 cents per dollar until it reaches the base rate of $72.94 per child per fortnight.

Once combined income passes $118,771, a second test reduces the base rate by 30 cents per dollar. You always receive the higher result of the two tests — which is why larger families keep some Part A at incomes where a one-child family gets nothing.

The Part A supplementof up to $938.05 per child is paid after the financial year ends, and only if your family's ATI is $80,000 or less.

FTB Part B: extra help for single parents and one-income families

Part B is a single per-family payment, set by the age of your youngest child: $193.34 a fortnight while the youngest is under 5, or $134.96 once they turn 5.

It cuts out entirely if the higher earner's ATI is above $120,007. For couples, the lower earner can earn up to $6,935 a year before the payment reduces by 20 cents per dollar. Single parents under the income limit get the full rate with no second test.

Couples are only eligible while the youngest child is under 13. Single parents, grandparent and great-grandparent carers can keep receiving Part B until the youngest turns 18 (if in secondary study).

The Part B supplement of up to $459.90 per family is paid after the end of the financial year, once your payments are balanced against your tax return.

Remember: both parts use adjusted taxable income, not just salary — reportable fringe benefits, salary-sacrificed super and net investment losses all count. This calculator is an estimate only, not a Centrelink assessment.

Sources

  • Services Australia (servicesaustralia.gov.au) — FTB Part A & B payment rates and income tests, 2025–26
  • Department of Social Services — Family Assistance Guide
  • Data last verified: July 2026

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FTB, answered.

Common questions about Family Tax Benefit Part A and Part B in Australia.

What's the difference between Part A and Part B?+ open

Part A is paid per child and tested on your combined family income. Part B is one payment per family for single parents and families with one main income, set by the age of your youngest child and tested on the lower earner's income.

What counts as adjusted taxable income?+ open

ATI includes taxable income plus reportable fringe benefits, reportable (salary-sacrificed) super contributions, net investment losses, tax-free pensions or benefits and certain foreign income, less any child maintenance you pay. It's usually higher than your salary alone.

Why does my payment stop reducing at the base rate?+ open

The first Part A income test only tapers your payment down to the base rate ($72.94 per child per fortnight). The base rate itself only starts reducing — at 30 cents per dollar — once your combined income passes $118,771.

When do I get the supplements?+ open

After the financial year ends. Services Australia balances your payments against your actual tax return, then pays the Part A supplement (up to $938.05 per child, family income $80,000 or less) and the Part B supplement (up to $459.90 per family) — or uses them to offset any overpayment.

Can couples get Part B with teenagers?+ open

No — couples are only eligible for Part B while their youngest child is under 13. Single parents, grandparent and great-grandparent carers can receive it until the youngest turns 18, provided a 16–18 year old is in secondary study.

Is this an official Centrelink estimate?+ open

No. This calculator applies the published 2025–26 rates and income tests to the details you enter. Your real entitlement also depends on shared-care percentages, child support received (the maintenance income test), immunisation requirements and residency — all assessed by Services Australia.

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