Alberta Child and Family Benefit calculator
Enter your 2025 family net income, your family employment income and the number of children under 18. You get the base and working parts, a quarterly payment and the yearly total.
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How much is the Alberta Child and Family Benefit?
From July 2026 to June 2027 the Alberta Child and Family Benefit is up to $1,529 a year for one child on the base part and $782 on the working part, rising to $3,821 and $2,061 for four or more children. The base part starts to fall above $28,116 of family income. A family with two children, $40,000 of income and $40,000 of employment income gets about $2,353 a year, $588.15 a quarter.
Why we built this calculator
The Alberta Child and Family Benefit has two parts that behave differently. The base part is paid to lower-income families and falls as family income rises. The working part is paid once a family has earned more than $2,760, grows with earnings up to a maximum, and then falls at a higher income. The two are worked out separately and added, so a family can lose one part while still receiving the other.
This calculator shows both parts and the total. For the federal benefit paid alongside it use the Canada Child Benefit calculator, and for the British Columbia equivalent see the BC Family Benefit calculator.
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When to use it
- Planning for the August, November, February and May payments
- Seeing what extra earnings do to each part of the benefit
- Comparing one, two, three and four children
- Checking the amount on your CRA notice
Mistakes it helps you avoid
- Using this year's income: the July 2026 payments use your 2025 return.
- Forgetting that the working part depends on employment income, not family net income.
- Expecting a single-parent amount: the Act has none.
- Forgetting that payments come in four instalments, not monthly.
How the benefit is worked out
A working part and a base part, each worked out on its own and not below zero.
base part = base maximum − base rate × (family net income − $28,116)working part = the smaller of the working maximum and 15% × (employment income − $2,760),less working rate × (family net income − $47,115)benefit = base part + working part, each not below zero; per quarter = year ÷ 4maximums = base $1,529 / $2,293 / $3,057 / $3,821, working $782 / $1,494 / $1,920 / $2,061 (1, 2, 3, 4 or more children)rates = base 8.05% / 12.07% / 16.09% / 20.11%, working 3.40% / 6.49% / 8.34% / 8.95%
The structure and the percentages are from section 30.2 of the Alberta Personal Income Tax Act. The dollar amounts and thresholds are indexed each July with the Alberta escalator, up to 2% a year, and are the figures on Alberta's benefit page for 2026-27; the $2,760 threshold is not indexed. The Act counts at most four children, and its percentages are not indexed, so we apply the Act's percentages to the 2026-27 dollar amounts. Income is adjusted family net income, which the CRA defines as family net income less Universal Child Care Benefit and registered disability savings plan income. The working part uses the family's employment income.
Worked example: two children, $40,000 income, $40,000 employment income
A family with two children under 18 whose 2025 family net income and family employment income are each $40,000.
- Working part: the smaller of $1,494 and 15% × $37,240 ($5,586)$1,494
- Working reduction: income is below $47,115$0
- Base part: $2,293 − 12.07% × ($40,000 − $28,116)$858.60
- Benefit for the year$2,352.60
- Per quarter (÷ 4)$588.15
The family receives $2,352.60 a year, $588.15 a quarter.
At $60,000 of income and $55,000 of employment income the base part has run out, and the working part is reduced to $657.76. The base part for two children ends at about $47,114 and the working part at about $70,135.
Terms on this page
- Base part
- The part of the benefit paid to lower-income families, which falls as income rises.
- Working part
- The part that grows with the family's employment income and then falls at higher incomes.
What has changed, and when
Rates on this page have not always been what they are today. If you are working on an earlier period, use the figure that applied at the time rather than the current one.
- July 2026 to June 2027 Base maximum $1,529 for one child; reductions above $28,116 and $47,115.
- July 2025 to June 2026 Base maximum $1,499 for one child; thresholds $27,565 and $46,191.
Common questions
How much is the Alberta Child and Family Benefit?
For July 2026 to June 2027 the base part is up to $1,529 for one child, $2,293 for two, $3,057 for three and $3,821 for four or more. The working part is up to $782, $1,494, $1,920 and $2,061.
What income reduces the benefit?
The base and working parts are reduced once family net income exceeds $28,116 and $47,115.
When is it paid?
In four instalments, in August, November, February and May, by the CRA.
Do I have to apply?
Not separately. You are considered automatically when you file your tax return and qualify for the Canada Child Benefit.
Is there a single-parent amount?
Not in the Alberta Personal Income Tax Act. The benefit depends on the number of children and the family's income.
Where these numbers come from
- Government of Alberta — Alberta child and family benefit Maximums by number of children, the $2,760 threshold and payment months.
- Alberta Personal Income Tax Act, sections 30.2 and 44.2 The formula, the reduction rates, shared custody and indexing; current to December 11, 2025.
- Canada Revenue Agency — Alberta child and family benefit The 2026-27 per-child amounts and the $28,116 threshold.
- Canada Revenue Agency — T4114 Canada child benefit The combined maximum of $5,882 and the definition of adjusted family net income.
Last verified 2026-10-25 Rates on this page are checked against the sources above at least once a year, and whenever the governing authority announces a change. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.
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