Family & government payments calculators
Estimate Australian family and government payments: the Child Care Subsidy, Family Tax Benefit, Paid Parental Leave, Age Pension indexation, and the rebates and support schemes you may be eligible for.
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The full Age Pension is $1,237.70 a fortnight for a single, and JobSeeker Payment is $824.90 for a single with no children. The income and assets tests can reduce both.
The national minimum wage is $26.44 an hour, or $1,004.90 for a 38-hour week, from 1 July 2026. Most jobs are covered by an award that pays more.
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Questions these calculators answer
- How is my Child Care Subsidy percentage calculated?
- Your subsidy percentage is based on your family's combined income. For 2026-27: Under $88,520 = 90%, $88,520-$538,520 = sliding scale from 90% to 0%, Over $538,520 = 0%. Open the Child Care Subsidy Calculator
- What is the Family Tax Benefit (FTB)?
- FTB is a government payment to help families with the cost of raising children, split into Part A (per child) and Part B (additional help for single parents and some couples). Open the Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Estimator
- How many days of Paid Parental Leave can I claim?
- Up to 130 days for babies born or adopted from 1 July 2026 (120 days applied to births between July 2025 and June 2026). Single parents may claim all days. Partnered parents share the pool, with 20 days reserved exclusively for the other parent. Open the Paid Parental Leave Estimator
- What is Age Pension indexation?
- On 20 March and 20 September the maximum rate rises with the higher of the CPI and the Pensioner and Beneficiary Living Cost Index, and is then checked against a benchmark of male total average weekly earnings. The means test thresholds rise with the CPI on 1 July. Open the Age Pension Indexation Estimator