An overview of how child support schemes operate in selected other countries in terms of government assistance and interaction with family law
A paper seeking to define the costs of children and child rearing in Australia
This report estimates the costs of children in Australia in 2005-06. Costs are defined as the additional expenditure that families with children incur, when compared to families with an equivalent living standard but without children
This report outlines the population-level impact of changes to the Child Support Scheme that took effect on 1 July 2008
This updated analysis details changes over the first six months’ operation of the new child support formula
This report compares the 2005 demographic, education, labour market and economic situation to the 1980s when the Child Support Scheme was implemented
This paper presents the costs of raising children in Australia using the budget standards methodology (basket of goods approach). The work is based upon and extends earlier costs of children research.