Website updates 1 July 2009 

From 1 July 2009, a range of new information has been made available from our website, as follows:

Multilingual factsheets

Updated multilingual factsheets providing information about:

• Child Care Benefit and the Child Care Rebate
• Family Tax Benefit Part A
• Family Tax Benefit Part B
• Reducing the risk of an overpayment
• What is Family Assistance
• Income and Family Assistance
• Baby Bonus and Maternity Immunisation Allowance

New Rates

Rates for the following payments were increased in July 2009:

• Family Tax Benefit A
• Family Tax Benefit B
• Baby Bonus
• Large Family Supplement
• Multiple Birth Allowance
• Child Care Benefit
• Child Care Rebate

Other changes

Information is also available on:

• Changes to Family Assistance
• Changes to the definition of income, for family assistance purposes
• Same sex relationships - From 1 July 2009, if you receive or claim family assistance and you are in a same-sex de facto relationship, you may be affected.
• The Australian Government announced that it will introduce a comprehensive Paid Parental Leave scheme.