The scoop
The family tax credit is the main Working for Families payment. If your family income is $44,900 or less, you get the full amount: $7,921 a year ($152 a week) for your eldest child and $6,454 a year ($124 a week) for each other child.
Above $44,900, the credit reduces by 27.5 cents for every extra dollar of family income. IRD has a calculator to estimate yours.
How to claim it
- 1
Estimate your entitlement with IRD's Working for Families calculator.
- 2
Apply through myIR once your baby is born.
Who qualifies
- Aged 16 or over and the principal caregiver of a dependent child
- Meets the residency requirements
- Full amount at family income of $44,900 or less