Settlement Guide: How to access family tax benefit in Australia?

Cost of living pressures are a concern for many Australian families. The federal government offers different types of payments to help families, including the family tax benefit. Do you know if you're eligible, how you could access it and what changes are coming from 1 July? In Australia, the Department of Human Services (DHS), with its Centrelink branch, is in charge of payments to support families. One of those payments is the family tax benefit. It's actually part of the taxation system, but most families choose to have the benefits paid to them fortnightly, in advance. DHS general manager Hank Jongen explains that the first thing to know about the family tax benefit is that it's based on income.