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title: "Family Tax Benefit bereavement payment, Australia-wide · unclaimd"
description: "If your child dies, Family Tax Benefit for that child continues for up to 14 weeks. Your Family Tax Benefit for that child for up to 14 weeks. Check the conditions and apply on…"
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# Family Tax Benefit bereavement payment

If your child dies, Family Tax Benefit for that child continues for up to 14 weeks.

- Support available: Your Family Tax Benefit for that child for up to 14 weeks
- Type of support: One-off payment

[Visit official site](https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/what-help-there-when-child-dies)

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## What you need to check

If you get Family Tax Benefit and a child in your care dies, you can keep getting it for that child for up to 14 weeks. You can have it as a lump sum or every fortnight. The amount depends on your family income and your children’s ages. Parenting Payment, Carer Payment and Carer Allowance can also continue for up to 14 weeks. If your baby died soon after birth, you may also get Parental Leave Pay or the Newborn Upfront Payment. Claims after a stillbirth or a baby’s death must be made within 52 weeks.

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## About this source

We last reviewed this listing on 5 Nov 2026. We last checked the official page on 5 Nov 2026.

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## How to apply

Tell Centrelink about your child’s death. They work out what you can get. The child bereavement line is 1800 118 388 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm).

[Visit official site](https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/what-help-there-when-child-dies)

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