Child support

Alternative labels
Child maintenance
Child support payments
Subject Hierarchy
Broader terms
Benefit system
Current term
Child support
Permalinks
APO URI
https://linked.data.gov.au/def/policy/0acd51d0-a4a3-48eb-b6f4-aa086f966057
External Vocabularies


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Financial abuse: the weaponisation of child support in Australia

This report draws on post-separation lived experience to demonstrate the ways that the Australian Child Support Scheme can be used and abused to jeopardise the financial safety of recipient parents and their children.
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What should be changed to support young people?

This report explores the themes of the Youth19 open-text survey responses for young people who have ever been involved with Oranga Tamariki or Child Youth and Family Services in New Zealand.
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Australia's Child Support Scheme: third interim report

The Joint Select Committee on Australia's Family Law System was appointed by resolution of the Senate on 18 September 2019 and resolution of the House of Representatives on 19 September 2019. In preparing this third interim report, the committee considered all relevant evidence provided to...
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Young people who have been involved with Oranga Tamariki Home and Housing

This report provides data from the Youth19 Rangatahi Smart Survey about secondary school students who report they have been involved with Oranga Tamariki or Child Youth and Family Services on the topic of ‘Home and Housing’.
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Family tax credits: do children get the support in New Zealand that they would get in Australia?

This report compares the Australian and New Zealand family tax credit systems. Findings demonstrate that the Australian system is significantly more generous. This is particularly the case for families receiving income support.