FTB Part B rates 2026–27

Part B is paid per family, not per child: whether you have one child or four, there is a single Part B rate, and it depends on the age of your youngest child. That single fact explains most Part B confusion. A second child does not add a second Part B payment, and the rate falls when the youngest child crosses the age boundary, even though nothing else in the family has changed.

The annual amounts include the end-of-year supplement of $478.15 per family, while the fortnightly amounts do not. Eligible families may also receive Energy Supplement.

Who Part B is for

Part B is a supplementary payment to assist single-parent families, non-parent carers and some couple families with one main income earner. Only one member of a couple can receive it, and eligibility follows the child, not the parent. A single parent receives the maximum rate if they receive certain income support payments (including certain Department of Veterans' Affairs payments) or if their annual income is $124,327 or less; above that amount, Part B is not paid to the family. For couple families, the higher earner must have an annual income of $124,327 or less, and the lower earner's income then tapers the payment (see the income-tests page).

When Part B stops

For couple families, Part B is tied to a youngest child under 13. For single parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, it continues while there is an FTB child aged 13 up to the end of the calendar year in which they turn 18. So a couple family in Adelaide whose youngest turns 13 loses Part B at that point, while a single-parent family in the same street keeps it for up to five more years on the same child. Part B also cannot be paid to a person or their partner for any days or periods they receive Parental Leave Pay for the same child, and families cannot receive both Newborn Supplement and Parental Leave Pay for the same child.

The supplement: $478.15 per family

The Part B end-of-year supplement of $478.15 per family is paid after the end of the financial year. To be eligible, the recipient and their partner must lodge an income tax return, or notify Services Australia of their income if they are not required to lodge, within 12 months after the end of the financial year. Like the Part A supplement, it may be used to offset overpayments. Note the difference in units: Part A supplement is per child, Part B supplement is per family. A three-child family therefore has three Part A supplements at stake but only one Part B supplement.

Worked examples (maximum rate)

A single parent in Melbourne with a 3-year-old receives up to $200.34 a fortnight in Part B, on top of Part A for that child. A couple in Sydney with one main earner and a youngest child aged 8 receives up to $139.86 a fortnight in Part B, before any taper from the lower earner's income. A couple in Darwin whose youngest child turned 13 last month receives no Part B, even though their Part A continues. In each case Part B is a single family payment, and its age test uses the youngest child only.