Rent Assistance Calculator: How Much Can You Get? (2025-26)

Paying rent and receiving Family Tax Benefit? You may be eligible for rent assistance—extra money added to your FTB Part A to help with rental costs. Our free calculator shows exactly how much you can get based on your rent and family size.

What is Rent Assistance?

Rent assistance is not a separate payment—it's an additional amount added to your Family Tax Benefit Part A if you pay private rent. Think of it as a "rent top-up" to your FTB payment.

To receive rent assistance, you must meet all of these requirements:

Rent Assistance Eligibility

Rent assistance rates depend on your family size. Here are the current rates:

The calculation follows a simple 4-step process:

Rent Assistance Rates 2025-26

Here's how rent assistance works in practice:

For rent assistance purposes, you can include:

How Rent Assistance is Calculated

You cannot include:

Our FTB calculator automatically calculates your rent assistance when you enter your rent amount. Here's what you need:

Real Rent Assistance Examples

The calculator shows your rent assistance as part of your total FTB Part A payment, broken down by component.

Rent assistance is paid together with your FTB Part A payment:

What Counts as Rent?

Using Our Rent Assistance Calculator

How Rent Assistance is Paid

Frequently Asked Questions