How many weeks of Parental Leave Pay are available?

The scheme is expanding in stages: 20 weeks (100 days) for births from 1 July 2023, 22 weeks from 1 July 2024, 24 weeks from 1 July 2025, and 26 weeks from 1 July 2026. The tool applies the right figure for the child's birth year.

How much is Parental Leave Pay per week?

Government Parental Leave Pay is paid at the national minimum wage, which is the same flat rate for everyone regardless of their usual salary. It is paid as a daily rate for each weekday, so a full week equals five days of the minimum wage.

What is the income test?

To qualify you must meet an income test based on either your individual adjusted taxable income or a family income test. If your individual income is over the threshold you may still qualify under the higher family income limit.

Can both parents share the payment?

Yes. The weeks can be shared between eligible parents, and a reserved portion is set aside for each parent under the gender-equity rules to encourage both to take leave. Days can be taken flexibly within two years of the birth.

Is this an official Centrelink figure?

No. This is an estimate. Your actual entitlement depends on the current national minimum wage, your work and income tests, and any employer top-up. Confirm with Services Australia (Centrelink) for a binding amount.

Australia Government Parental Leave Pay Calculator

The Australia Government Parental Leave Pay Calculator estimates the government-funded Paid Parental Leave (PPL) entitlement — sometimes called DGEPP — paid by Services Australia at the national minimum wage. It applies the staged expansion of the scheme and the income test.

How it works

Government Parental Leave Pay is a flat payment at the national minimum wage, not a percentage of your salary. The number of weeks is being increased in stages:

20 weeks (100 payable weekdays) — births from 1 July 2023
22 weeks (110 days) — from 1 July 2024
24 weeks (120 days) — from 1 July 2025
26 weeks (130 days) — from 1 July 2026

Pay is calculated as a daily rate for each weekday (5 days per week):

weekly rate = national minimum weekly wage
daily rate  = weekly rate / 5
total pay    = weeks x 5 x daily rate

To qualify you must pass an income test on either your individual adjusted taxable income or, if that is exceeded, a higher family income limit.

Tips and notes

The payment is taxable and paid either by your employer or directly by Services Australia.
Days can be taken flexibly within two years of the birth, not necessarily in one continuous block.
A reserved portion of weeks is set aside for each parent to encourage shared care.
Many employers offer additional paid leave on top of the government scheme — this tool only estimates the government-funded portion.