Centrelink Mat Leave

Proof of your child s birth or adoption if you are claiming after your child was born or entered your care.

Centrelink mat leave. Parental leave and maternity centrelink parenting payments. To get this your start date must be within 40 weeks of your child s birth or adoption. If you have a disability or impairment and use assistive technology you may not be able to access our forms. You can get it for up to 18 weeks which is 90 payable days.

Print and complete the claim for paid parental leave and family assistance. You may be eligible for flexible paid parental leave days if your child s birth or adoption is on or after 1 july 2020. Read about centrelink online accounts. You actually can take work mat leave and centrelink parental leave at the same time but end up being taxed more as a work colleague of mine done this and regretted it.

Details of your work over the last 13 months including hours worked and any unpaid leave you took. Centrelink online accounts the express plus centrelink mobile app child support online accounts. I am taking mat leave and setting the start date for my parental leave when my mat leave finishes. If you don t have a mygov account or a centrelink online account you ll need to set them up.

Have met the work test in the 13 months before the child s birth or entry into care. We can pay it to you directly or your employer can pay it to you. If your start date isn t within this timeframe your paid parental leave period will be less than the maximum. Or you can complete this form online.

Getting your first payment. Watch our video about parental leave pay. Not be working during your paid parental leave period. Download and complete the notes for claim for paid parental leave and family tax benefit form.

You may need to confirm your identity with us before you start your claim. You need to do both of the following before we can finalise your claim. You can also take any other leave you have accrued. You re still getting it the day before you want to get parental leave pay including flexible paid parental leave days.

Parental leave pay is based on the weekly rate of the national minimum wage. The full paid parental leave period is 12 weeks. Read more about exemptions to the newly arrived residents waiting period. If you can t claim online either.

To claim online you need a mygov account linked to centrelink. These payments can benefit mothers and fathers. Some employers don t off you any paid parental leave so double check that. Parental payments and maternity payments are payments that are on offer for families who have recently had a baby or had a baby or child come into their care.

28 wks paid mat leave at 1 2 pay then 14 wks of long service leave at 1 2 pay plus at some point over the year off receive the 18 wks at minimum wage.