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Budget 2024: The Government has announced FamilyBoost, a proposed new childcare payment to help eligible families with the rising costs of Early Childhood Education (ECE). Find out more: Beehive.govt.nz

If you or the other parent are living overseas, you may still be able to set up formula assessment through us.

You can also establish a private agreement with the other parent.

Private agreement

Receiving carer living overseas

If you live in a country other than Australia, you can apply for a formula assessment if your children qualify and the other parent can be made liable.

Who can pay or receive child support?

Apply for a formula assessment

Liable parent living overseas

If you're a liable parent living overseas and have a New Zealand assessment, you'll need to make payments through us.

Ways of paying


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Last updated: 13 Jul 2021
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