Sole parent support - deduction tables

Your deductions

If you're a sole parent, you can earn up to $160 a week before tax, before your benefit is affected. Once you earn over $160 a week before tax any:

• income you get between $160 and $250 a week before tax will reduce your benefit by 30 cents for each $1 of income
• income you get over $250 a week before tax will reduce your benefit by 70 cents for every $1 of income.

If you're paying for childcare, you may be able to earn up to $180 a week before tax, before your payment is affected. This depends on the amount you're paying for childcare while you're working. It can include private childcare arrangements and childcare costs not covered by a Childcare or OSCAR Subsidy.

Any other payments you get, eg, Accommodation Supplement, may also be affected.

If you earn over a certain amount, you won't qualify for Sole Parent Support. We call this the 'Gross weekly income cut-out point'.

Estimate your deduction

Gross Income (before tax)	Amount deducted from benefit payment (after tax)
$170	$3
$180	$6
$190	$9
$200	$12
$210	$15
$220	$18
$230	$21
$240	$24
$250	$27
$260	$34
$270	$41
$280	$48
$290	$55
$300	$62
$310	$69
$320	$76
$330	$83
$340	$90
$350	$97
$360	$104
$370	$111
$380	$118
$390	$125
$400	$132
$410	$139
$420	$146
$430	$153
$440	$160
$450	$167
$460	$174
$470	$181
$480	$188
$490	$195
$500	$202
$510	$209
$520	$216
$530	$223
$540	$230
$550	$237
$560	$244
$570	$251
$580	$258
$590	$265
$600	$272
$610	$279
$620	$286
$630	$293
$640	$300
$650	$307
$660	$314
$670	$321
$680	$328
$690	$335
$700	$342
$710	$349
$720	$356
$730	$363
$740	$370
$750	$377
$760	$384
$770	$391
$780	$398
$790	$405
$800	$412
$810	$419
$820	$426
$830	$433
$840	$440