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Acronym/initialism list - Family Assistance Guide

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A

AAT
Administrative Appeals Tribunal
ABN
Australian Business Number
ABSTUDY
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Study Assistance Scheme
ACCS
Additional child care subsidy
ACO
Approved care organisation
ADP
Adjusted disability pension as defined in section 118NA of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986
Age
Age pension
AIC
Assistance for Isolated Children
AMEP
Adult Migrant English Program
ARO
Authorised review officer
ATI
Adjusted taxable income
ATO
Australian Taxation Office
Austudy
Austudy payment

B

There are no acronyms beginning with the letter B.

C

CA
Carer allowance
CBA
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
CBDC
Centre-based day care
CCS
Child care subsidy
CCSS
Child Care Subsidy System
CCTR
Child care tax rebate
CDDA
Compensation for Detriment caused by Defective Administration Scheme
CP
Carer payment
CPI
Consumer price index
CR
Childcare rebate
CRN
Customer reference number
CRS
Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service
CSS
Child support scheme
CWA
Complying written arrangement

D

DAC
Departure authorisation certificate
DAPP
Dad and partner pay
DCME
Deductible child maintenance expenditure
DESE
Department of Education, Skills and Employment
DFISA
Defence Force Income Support Allowance
DHS
Department of Human Services
DIBP
Department of Immigration and Border Protection
DPO
Departure prohibition order
DOB
Date of birth
DOP
Double orphan pension
DSP
Disability support pension
DSS
Department of Social Services
DVA
Department of Veterans' Affairs

E

EFTPOS
Electronic funds transfer point of sale
EPP
Employment pathway plan
ES
Energy supplement

F

FA
Family assistance
FAO
Family Assistance Office
FBT
Fringe benefits tax
FDC
Family day care
FTB
Family tax benefit

G

There are no acronyms beginning with the letter G.

H

HCC
Health care card

I

IHC
In home care
IPP
Information Privacy Principle
ISO
Indigenous Specialist Officer

J

JSP
Jobseeker payment

K

There are no acronyms beginning with the letter K.

L

LIFS
Low income family supplement
LMP
Labour market program

M

MAT
Maintenance action test
MBA
Multiple birth allowance
MEM
Modified entitlement method
MIC
Maintenance income credit
MIFA
Maintenance income free area
MSO
Multicultural Service Officer
MWB
Maximum weekly benefit

N

NAP
Non-agency payment
NARWP
Newly arrived resident's waiting period
NBS
Newborn supplement
NBU
Newborn upfront payment
NDIS
National Disability Insurance Scheme
NFIL
Net financial investment loss
NRPL
Net rental property loss
NSO
National Support Office

O

OSHC
Outside school hours care

P

PAYG
Pay as you go
PES
Pensioner education supplement
PhA
Pharmaceutical allowance
PLP
Parental leave pay
PP
Parenting payment
PPL
Paid parental leave
PPS
Parenting payment (single)

Q

There are no acronyms beginning with the letter Q.

R

RA
Rent assistance
RAA
Remote area allowance

S

SBP
Stillborn baby payment
SCV
Special category visa
SIFS
Single income family supplement
SpB
Special benefit

T

TAFE
Technical and Further Education
TFN
Tax file number
TNA
Tax notice of assessment

U

UK
United Kingdom
USA
United States of America

V

There are no acronyms beginning with the letter V.

W

There are no acronyms beginning with the letter W.

X

There are no acronyms beginning with the letter X.

Y

YA
Youth allowance

Z

There are no acronyms beginning with the letter Z.