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Estimate government Parental Leave Pay for the days you plan to claim.
Current rate: $200.94 a day before tax, effective 1 July 2026. The family shares the days. Super is paid separately and later.
Enter the birth or adoption date, your share of the days, the income year and ATI. Choose single or partnered and tick the box if you meet the work test.
Multiply the days you claim by the daily PLP rate. A full 5-day week at the current rate is $1,004.70 before tax. This is government Parental Leave Pay, separate from any leave your employer pays.
Your child's birth or adoption date sets the number of family days. The financial year of each day claimed sets its pay rate. If your days span July, they can have different rates. Each of your days priced in this estimate must fall in the financial year you select.
Your relationship at your first effective claim sets the ordinary individual limit. Partnered claimants have some days reserved for the other parent. A single claimant can use the full family entitlement or share it. Each parent must meet the relevant rules and make their own claim.
| Born or adopted from | Family total | Reserved if partnered |
|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2024 | 110 days (22 weeks) | 10 days |
| 1 July 2025 | 120 days (24 weeks) | 15 days |
| 1 July 2026 | 130 days (26 weeks) | 20 days |
A child is born on 2 July 2026. The parents split the 130 family days: one claims 90 and the other claims 40. Assume both meet the payment rules and take all these days in 2026–27.
At $200.94 a day, the first parent's gross PLP is $18,084.60. The other parent's gross PLP is $8,037.60. Together that is $26,122.20, with 0 family days left unallocated.
The estimated base super contributions are $2,170.15 and $964.51. They are usually paid to eligible super accounts after the financial year, with ATO interest calculated separately. They are not part of the cash PLP above.
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Parental Leave Pay is a government payment that helps eligible parents take time away from work to care for a child after birth or adoption.
This calculator estimates your gross payment from dated daily rates. It gives income-test indications and records your work-test answer. Services Australia assesses the full claim.
For days claimed in the financial year starting 1 July 2026, Parental Leave Pay is $200.94 a day before tax, or $1,004.70 for a 5-day week. It is based on the national minimum wage. The rate follows the days you claim, rather than your child's birth date. See Services Australia's rates and the DSS calculation.
For a child born or adopted from 1 July 2026, the family can get up to 130 days, or 26 weeks based on a 5-day week. Earlier birth periods have different limits. These are family totals, not that amount for each parent. See the DSS entitlement rules.
Yes, if both are eligible and make separate claims. For births and adoptions from 1 July 2026, 20 days are reserved for the other parent if you were partnered at your first effective claim for this child. Those days remain reserved if only one parent is eligible. Separating after claiming does not remove the reserved period. Sharing needs approval from the birth mother or first adoptive or gaining parent. You can generally take up to 20 days at the same time. Exemptions can apply. See sharing your payment.
For the 2025–26 reference year, your adjusted taxable income must be no more than $186,487.00, or your family ATI no more than $386,525.00. The reference year is the year before the earlier of the claim and birth or adoption. A pre-birth claim can use an earlier year. Family ATI includes your partner on the claim date; if you have no partner then, use your own ATI. This calculator gives an indication for the year you choose. See Services Australia's income test and DSS reference-year rules.
The ordinary work test requires work in 10 of the 13 months before birth or adoption, at least 330 hours in that period and no more than a 12-week gap between workdays. Paid leave and other activities can count. Exceptions and another parent's work requirements can matter. The box in this calculator records your answer; it does not check the test. Read the work requirements.
For children born or adopted from 1 July 2025, the government pays a base contribution of 12% on PLP, plus an interest component calculated by the ATO. It is usually paid separately to an eligible super account as a lump sum after the relevant financial year. Payment can take longer if the ATO needs to determine where it should go. The calculator shows the base amount before fund tax and excludes interest. See DSS super contribution rules and payment arrangements.
Yes. PLP is taxable income. The answer here is before tax and does not estimate take-home pay. It can also affect other payments. See Services Australia's payment information.
Yes. Government PLP can be taken before, during or after paid or unpaid employer leave, including parental, annual and long service leave. PLP is a payment; it does not create a new leave entitlement. Agree your leave arrangements with your employer. See how to take your payment.
PLP can affect other family payments. The standard rate of FTB Part B is nil on days when PLP is payable to you or your partner. Check the Family Assistance Guide and use the Family Tax Benefit Calculator for a separate estimate.
For support while caring for a young child, see the Parenting Payment Calculator. For fees when care starts, use the Child Care Subsidy Calculator.
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